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Sowerby Primary Academy

Primary

North Yorkshire · Thirsk · YO7 1RX www.sowerbyacademy.org

Pupils
291
cap. 339
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
291
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
291
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sowerby Primary Academy · Primary · North Yorkshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
65%
+19pp
65%56%46%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
4%
-3pp
10%5%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
291
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Topcliffe Road, Sowerby, Thirsk, YO7 1RX
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%4%71%38%81%10%75%17%88%65%105.0103.0103.025%291
2023/2446%7%70%26%74%7%50%15%74%61%103.0101.0101.023%304
2022/2360%0%83%30%78%0%70%13%88%75%105.0102.0103.0-0.70-2.10-2.1024%299
2018/1962%10%67%17%79%31%83%29%86%81%103.0106.0104.0-0.90+1.70+1.8016%313

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529122.925%6%22%5%11%
2023/2430424.223%6%23%5%12%
2022/2329922.224%5%21%5%10%
2021/2229323.222%4%22%6%13%
2020/2130623.019%4%22%
2018/1931321.616%4%21%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.