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Sowerby Primary Academy

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

personMrs Keeley Ungerechts

corporate_fareELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onThirsk, YO7 1RX

language Visit Website phone 1845523037

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

299

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Sowerby Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Thirsk, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sowerby Primary Academy is an academy converter in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 291 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #55 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #5,064 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%

Reading71% LA 75%

Writing81% LA 72%

Maths75% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-2.6 to 1.3

-2.1

Write

LA 0.0

-3.9 to -0.2

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.0 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 1.0

1.7

Write

LA -0.2

0.0 to 3.5

1.8

Maths

LA -1.0

0.1 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-12-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-27

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 291 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	291	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	304	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	318	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	299	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	293	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	293	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	290	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	306	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	309	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	314	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	314	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	316	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	310	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	313	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	311	0	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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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 33 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils