Type Comprehensive School DfE number 815/4035 Ofsted Reports | Headteacher Stuart Mason DfE URN 121666 Tables Phone +44 1845 522024 | |
Location Topcliffe Road
Sowerby
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 1RZ
England Address Topcliffe Road, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1RZ, United Kingdom Motto 'Victor Qui Laborat' (Victory to he who toils) Similar Easingwo School, Bedale High School, Ripon Grammar School, Boroughb High School, Northaller School & Sixth For Profiles | ||
Thirsk School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school located in Sowerby, a village adjoining Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England.
Thirsk School has nearly 1,200 pupils, including about 200 in the sixth form. It has sporting and musical links with clubs and visiting celebrities (including Dennis Rollins in 2011–12), which were shown on Look North. It has also received visits from Holocaust survivor, Arek Hersh, MBE. Thirsk School & Sixth Form College has some of the best GCSE/A Level exam results in the area.
The headteacher is Stuart Mason who took over from Christopher Lewis who retired in 2009 after nearly 28 years.
In 2012 an Ofsted inspection rated Thirsk School as Grade 2 (good) for all areas and overall effectiveness.
School extracurricular activities include music, sport and drama. The school also has its own newspaper, The Falcon. Under the previous name of T.S. Times, the school paper was named the best secondary school newspaper in the country, in a competition run by First News.