Primary school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Alanbrooke Academy
Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3SF
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 11 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 27
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 26% full — 27 of 105 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 15 / 12
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 0%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 33%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Hambleton 009C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Keeley Ungerechts
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Sowerby & Topcliffe
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- URN
- 148233
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe CofE AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 1.6 mi |
| Carlton Miniott Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 71% | 1.7 mi |
| Keeble Gateway AcademyFree schools | Good 2024 | — | 2.6 mi |
| Sowerby Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 65% | 2.9 mi |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 50% | 3 mi |
| Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 64% | 3.4 mi |
| Thirsk Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 30% | 3.7 mi |
| Pickhill Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | — | 4.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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