Thirsk School & Sixth Form CollegeBoroughbridge High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College and Boroughbridge High School are secondary schools.
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Boroughbridge High School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thirsk School & Sixth Form College is ahead on our composite score.
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard and Boroughbridge High School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.5 for Thirsk School & Sixth Form College and 43.0 for Boroughbridge High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Thirsk School & Sixth Form College (46.0 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Boroughbridge High School (43.0 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ThirskThirsk School & Sixth Form College | YorkBoroughbridge High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 41 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 37th of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,029 | 388 | |
| Capacity | 1,255 | 763 | |
| Location | Thirsk, YO7 1RZ | York, YO51 9JX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.5 Stronger figure | 43.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.8% Stronger figure | 38.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.8% Stronger figure | 56.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.5% Stronger figure | 36.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 Stronger figure | 3.85 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 165 | 65 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 42 2024-25 | 4 2022-23 | |
| A-level average points | 30.4 2024-25 · England 35.0 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| A-level average grade | C 2024-25 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.7 2024-25 · England 35.8 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.3% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | Not reported2022-23 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,014 | 438 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.9% | 21.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 7.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.6% | 26.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.1% Stronger figure | 30.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Boroughbridge High School
Full profiles: Thirsk School & Sixth Form College · Boroughbridge High School