Sessay Church of England Primary School
Primary school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. School remains Good (Jul 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 14 January 2020, report published 2 February 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Sessay Church of England Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
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.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 10 July 2024, report published 17 September 2024.
This inspection was given to Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Sessay Church of England Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
School remains Good
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around July 2028
The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 3.1 milesHusthwaite Church of England Primary School
Requires improvement (Oct 2022)
- 3.2 milesSt Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jul 2025)
- 4.0 milesTopcliffe CofE Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Apr 2025)
- 4.3 milesKeeble Gateway Academy
Good (Jan 2024)
- 4.6 milesEasingwold Community Primary School
Good (May 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.