Thirsk School & Sixth Form College: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 142 families put Thirsk School & Sixth Form College as their first choice and 263 named it as one of their preferences, for 153 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 160 first choices in 2021, against 142 in 2026.
Across North Yorkshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in North Yorkshire lodged 154 appeals against secondary school offers; 100 reached a hearing and 27 succeeded (27% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 153 | 142 | 263 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 172 | 160 | 281 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 180 | 160 | 259 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 154 | 139 | 236 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 175 | 183 | 224 | 1.0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 171 | 160 | 202 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 168 | 152 | 191 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 197 | 162 | 200 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 163 | 152 | 195 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 164 | 141 | 177 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 157 | 146 | 168 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 158 | 134 | 168 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 154 | 129 | 179 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.