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Are you looking for a warm and welcoming village school for your reception child, starting September 2027? Come and see us in action. Contact the school office on 01845 577206 for more information.

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13th November 2026

Another jam-packed week this week in school. On Wednesday we had
Elizabeth from the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation come into school
and do an assembly for KS2. She then led Oak class in a workshop and took
them down to the village cemetery to find out more about the war graves that
are there. The children learnt so much about our local history and thoroughly
enjoyed finding out about the airmen that sadly lost their lives.

6th November 2026

Welcome back to our second half term of the Autum term. As usual, it has been a busy week in school. Tiddlers (our pre-school group) has started again on Wednesday mornings with Mrs Hainsworth in the hall and yesterday we celebrated Bonfire Night with a special...

23rd October 2026

Wednesday afternoon saw some of our Eco-warriors planting our generously donatedhoard of bulbs in the green area under the tress, by the cycle racks at the front of school and downthe side of Rowan class. We are all very excited to see how beautiful it will look in...

9th October 2026

Autumn is certainly beginning to make its presence felt this week, and we have been dodging the occasional rain shower! However, it has been lovely to still make the most of our school field. Over the coming weeks, we will continue to use the field for playtimes whenever the weather and ground conditions allow.

25th September 2026

The weather has really started to change this week as we head towards Autumn. A super team of Year 3&4 children went to a Sporting Influencedodgeball tournament at Boroughbridge High School where they showed themselves to be excellent ambassadors for their school and...

11th September 2026

Welcome back! What a fantastic start to our new school year we have had
this week. It has been lovely to see everyone again after such a long Summer
break and hear all about the adventures everyone has been up to. The children
have settled really well into their new classes.

26th June 2026

From the Headteacher: What a week it has been! First and foremost, I would like to thank all of our children and staff for their patience, resilience and good humour as we have coped with the exceptionally hot weather. Click Here to Read the Full Newsletter

19th June 2026

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5th June 2026

Welcome back to the last half term of the year. This school year hasflown by and it seems incredible that we are already in June. It's been abusy week this week with Class 1 having an exciting trip to Scarboroughon Wednesday. We just about managed to dodge the...

22nd May 2026

This week started with an inspirational assembly from Miss Ungerechts who has arranged for a Paralympian Antony Cotterill, a wheelchair GB tennis player, to come to school on Friday 12 June. Antony will be talking to the children about his life in sport and also...

Welcome to Dishforth Church of England

Primary School and Nursery

 

Welcome to our small, friendly Church of England school, situated in the heart of the village of Dishforth in North Yorkshire. We are well-resourced and offer wonderful grounds, an enthusiastic and dedicated teaching staff, high quality teaching and learning opportunities and excellent pastoral care.

We are committed to providing a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment in which children will be happy, enjoy learning, and develop positive relationships with others. We work hard every day to encourage and support children to achieve their full potential and develop a life-long passion for learning.

Our recent Ofsted report in December 2024 commented on our “overwhelming family ethos” and that “the nurturing environment means that pupils love to come to school.”

Our Christian ethos and values are very important to us and we strive to make our school a welcoming, open and friendly environment to work and play in, where the views of all members of the school community are valued.

We are ‘rooted and grounded in love’ Ephesians 3:17.

This website aims to give you an overview and useful information about our school, but visitors are always welcome. If you would like to find out more about us, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office.

Mrs Katey Lacey

Headteacher

Friends of Dishforth

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School Opening Hours

School is open from 8.45am – 3.15pm which amounts to 32 ½ hours per week.