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South Kilvington Church of England Academy

Stockton Road, South Kilvington, Thirsk, YO7 2LR

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Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance96.3%
Attainment92% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils89

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Latest visit (May 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and governance and early years strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in YO7. Where we have them, council (North Yorkshire) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
89
Free school meals
6.7%
6.4% below district average (13.1%)

Also: North Yorkshire 18.5% · England 24.7%

SEN
14.9%
6% below district average (20.9%)

Also: North Yorkshire 16.9% · England 18.2%

EAL
1.1%
6.6% below district average (7.7%)
Attendance
96.3%
0.3% below district average (96.6%)

Also: North Yorkshire 95.3% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
11.4%
Attainment
92% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the YO7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2023/2496.3%
  • 2024/2596.8%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2392%
  • 2023/2474%
  • 2024/2592%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
84
Pupils on roll
89

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the North Yorkshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
14.9%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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