Sowerby
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Topcliffe Road, Sowerby YO7 1RZ. The secondary school for Thirsk and the wider rural area, around 1,200 pupils aged 11–18. Its catchment covers primary schools across many surrounding villages.
Thirsk
Thirsk Community Primary
Hambleton Place, Thirsk YO7 1SL.
Sowerby
Sowerby Primary Academy
Topcliffe Road, Sowerby YO7 1RX.
Sowerby
All Saints RC Primary School
Green Lane East, Sowerby YO7 1NB.
Carlton Miniott
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy
Carlton Miniott, Thirsk YO7 4NJ.
Knayton — Hillside Village, no bus
Knayton CE Academy
Stockton Road, Knayton YO7 4AN — in one of the villages with no public bus beyond the school run itself. See Villages.
When a taxi fits alongside the school run
- For a one-off day the school bus doesn't cover — an appointment, an early finish, a missed connection — a local taxi is often the simplest fallback, especially from the Hillside Villages where there's no other public transport at all.
- If a child under 18 is travelling alone, say so clearly when booking rather than assuming it's understood.
- A small number of operators mention being children-welcome specifically — see the taxi directory for who marks themselves that way — but it's worth confirming with any firm before a first booking.
💡 Local Tip
If your child's village has no bus beyond the school run, it's worth having a taxi firm's number saved before you need it for the first time — sorting that out on the morning of an unexpected early finish is far more stressful than a phone call in advance.