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Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

Primary school in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Good (Mar 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 7 March 2023, report published 10 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2027

The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 2.3 milesSnape Community Primary School

    Primary, Bedale, North Yorkshire

    Good (Mar 2023)

  2. 2.5 milesBedale Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Bedale, North Yorkshire

    School remains Good (Nov 2023)

  3. 2.9 milesCrakehall Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Bedale, North Yorkshire

    Standards maintained (Dec 2024)

  4. 2.9 milesMasham CofE Primary School

    Primary, Ripon, North Yorkshire

    Inadequate (Jan 2024) Special measures

  5. 4.3 milesLeeming St. John's Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

    Good (Jun 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.