Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Primary school · Thirsk, North Yorkshire
YO7 3LN
Composite score
41.6

About Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 95 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#10,337
National rank
#1056
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#151
In North Yorkshire
Top 70%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 95 % FSM ever-6 17.9% % EAL 0.0% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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