Sowerby Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Thirsk (North Yorkshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first13 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Thirsk School & Sixth Form College, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk School & Sixth Form CollegeCommunity | 0.1 mi | Secondary | 1,029 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Keeble Gateway AcademyFree schools | 0.5 mi | Primary | 204 | Good, 2024 |
| Thirsk Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 122 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| South Kilvington Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 85 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Carlton Miniott Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 196 | Good, 2023 |
| Breckenbrough SchoolNon-maintained special | 2.8 mi | Special | 71 | Good, 2024 |
| Alanbrooke AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.8 mi | Primary | 27 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Topcliffe CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 116 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Queen Mary's SchoolOther independent | 3.9 mi | Independent | 221 | - |
| Knayton Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 118 | Good, 2024 |
| Sessay Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 79 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jul 2024, no grade given. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Darwin SchoolOther independent | 4.7 mi | Independent | 9 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 60
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