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Sessay Church of England Primary School

North Yorkshire, YO7 3NAPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Sessay Church of England Primary School

Sessay Church of England Primary School is a small state primary in North Yorkshire with 82 pupils, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated it Good across the board. That puts it in the majority of schools locally — North Yorkshire has 16 Outstanding primaries out of 292 total, so Good is a solid, typical outcome. The school’s Progress 8 data isn’t available here, but its KS2 performance can be compared against the local authority average of 60. Without exact KS2 scores for Sessay in the data, the headline takeaway is that the school has held a Good rating through both its graded inspection in 2020 and its ungraded inspection in 2024, which suggests consistent quality. That’s a meaningful improvement from its previous inspection in 2017, when it was rated Requires Improvement overall, with leadership and management also at that level. The school has clearly turned things around under headteacher Fiona Bennett.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSessay, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3NA
HeadteacherFiona Bennett
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Number of Pupils82
Free School Meals (FSM)9.8%
School Capacity82 / 105 (78% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (10 Jul 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 2 Feb 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Art StudiosLibrarySensory RoomDining HallGymnasiumPlaying FieldsSports HallICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

NetballDanceTennisCricketSwimmingRoundersGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubCodingFilm ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:40

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: sessayprimaryschool.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Sessay Church of England Primary School

Sessay Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.