Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School
Thornton Watlass, Ripon, HG4 4AH
13 pupils · 23% of 57 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 March 2023, published 10 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 33% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Sept 2018 entry | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Snape Community Primary School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bedale Church of England Primary School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Crakehall Church of England Primary School 4.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Masham CofE Primary School 4.8 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School 7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield 7.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.