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Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Fiona Bennett

location_onThirsk, YO7 3NA

language Visit Website phone 1845501239

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Thirsk, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 79% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 87 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #201 of 249 primaries in North Yorkshire and #13,450 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 40.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths53% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-4.6 to 3.6

-0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-4.4 to 3.5

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-8.0 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.3

-6.9 to 0.1

-2.3

Write

LA -0.2

-5.5 to 0.9

-4.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-7.5 to -1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 77%

Maths56% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.4

-5.3 to 2.5

-2.1

Write

LA 0.0

-5.8 to 1.6

-3.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-7.5 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

10 July 2024

Inspection Report

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14 January 2020

Inspection Report

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03 October 2017

Inspection Report

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11 September 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 November 2009

Inspection Report

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21 May 2008

Inspection Report

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11 April 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-01-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-10-03

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-09-11

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 92 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	92	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	92	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	92	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	85	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	87	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	88	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	92	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	93	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	96	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	98	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	98	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	98	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	89	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	89	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	89	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	88	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	86	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	86	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	84	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	82	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	80	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	80	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	79	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	82	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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