Alanbrooke Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Thirsk · YO7 3SF · North Yorkshire
Ages 4–11
- Absence3.5%
- FSM7.4%
- Demand1.00
1.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 144840
Topcliffe CofE Academy
Academy converter · Thirsk · YO7 3RG
Ages 2–11 · 116 pupils · North Yorkshire
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
76%
Overall absence
2.6%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-04-23
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)18%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence2.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)0.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
- Authorised absence
- 2.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 94
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
10
Places offered
10
1st-preference offers
10
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 36
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 10
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill104%
116 pupils · 112 places
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- Boys / girls
- 61 / 55
- School capacity
- 112
- Capacity fill
- 116 / 112 (104%)
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- FSM pupils
- 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Elevate Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Abigail Clay
Location
- Address
- School Lane, Topcliffe
- Postcode
- YO7 3RG
- Town
- Thirsk
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, 116 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 9.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of York.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Thirsk · YO7 3LN · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- KS262%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM17.0%
- Demand0.87
2.4 miles away
Other independent school
Thirsk · YO7 3BZ · North Yorkshire
Ages 2–16
- Att864.4
- EM5+65%
0.8 miles away
Other independent school
YO61 2RW · North Yorkshire
Ages 2–16
- Att850.8
- EM5+62%
2.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Abigail Clay
- Telephone
- 01845577412