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Thirsk School and Sixth Form College
Community school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thirsk School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Sowerby, a village adjoining Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1957 as Thirsk Grammar and Modern School.[citation needed] It has nearly 1,200 pupils, including about 200 in the sixth form.
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School performance
In 2012 an Ofsted inspection rated Thirsk School as Grade 2 (good) for all areas and overall effectiveness.[2] As of 2025[update], the most recent inspection was in 2022.
In 2019, the proportion of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate was 67%, considerably above the average for North Yorkshire and England.[3] The proportion achieving Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs was 38%, considerably below the average for North Yorkshire and for England.[3] The Attainment 8 score was in line with the average for North Yorkshire and for England.[3]
The average A Level grade in 2019 was C, compared to an average of C+ in North Yorkshire and England.[4] The A Level progress score was below average.[4]
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Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activity includes the school's newspaper, The Falcon. Under the previous name of T.S. Times, the school paper was named the best secondary school newspaper in the country in a competition run by First News.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Ben Coad (born 1994), English cricketer[6]
- Alfie McCalmont (born 2000), Northern Irish footballer[7]
- John Rankin Waddell (born 1966), fashion photographer[8]
- Jonathan (Jon) Steel (born 1980), former Scottish rugby union and rugby league international
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External links
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