Thornton Dale CofE Primary School
Castle Close, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, YO18 7TWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Thornton Dale CofE Primary School is a primary school in Pickering for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. It ranks 20th of 232 primary schools in North Yorkshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 1 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 March 2025
Pupils at Thornton Dale Primary are happy, polite and articulate members of the school family. They enjoy numerous opportunities to thrive and flourish in the school's carefully crafted, nurturing environment. Pupils embody the school's values of kindness, friendship and respect. Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive. Pupils are at the heart of all that the school does. Staff value each pupil as an individual. Over time, the school has established extremely high expectations for all. Well-trained and talented staff ensure that all pupils have many opportunities to succeed and to meet these high expectations over time. Pupils achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils develop exemplary attitudes to one another. As a result, behaviour is highly positive across the school. Pupils' empathy towards others is remarkable. They talk about the need to 'take charge of yourself and respect and show tolerance to everyone'. Others talk about 'uniqueness being like a superpower'. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school. They appreciate the work that staff do to get to know their children. Parents' comments about the school, such as 'staff are caring and nurturing' and that their children are 'thriving in all areas of the school', reflect the findings of the inspection team.
What the school should improve
- A small number of pupils have gaps in their phonics knowledge that are not identified and addressed effectively. This means that these pupils do not achieve as well as they might. The school should ensure that gaps in pupils' phonics knowledge are addressed swiftly and effectively.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
16 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
146 pupils on roll, with places for 190
Schools near Thornton Dale CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering Community Infant School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Pickering Community Junior School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Rillington Primary School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| Sinnington Community Primary School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 100% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Camarah Mosey
- Phone
- 01751474345
- Address
- Castle Close, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, YO18 7TW
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 147763
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.