Thirsk School & Sixth Form College

School overview

Thirsk School & Sixth Form College is a secondary school serving Thirsk, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 1,014 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 43.5, broadly in line with the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

39% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 59% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Thirsk School & Sixth Form College was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 142 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.3%. There are about 16.2 pupils per teacher. Thirsk School & Sixth Form College does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.