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Thomas The Baker food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · North Yorkshire

Thomas The Baker holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the shop met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 29 August 2024, 22 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 12 High Street, TS9 5DQ

How it compares in North Yorkshire

That puts Thomas The Baker among the 5,364 places in North Yorkshire holding top marks, 86% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in North Yorkshire
5 out of 5 5,364 86% ← Thomas The Baker
4 out of 5 544 9%
3 out of 5 212 3%
2 out of 5 56 1%
1 out of 5 49 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 841 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Thomas The Baker none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Thomas The Baker, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Alliance Pharmacy Retailers - other 12 yards away Exempt
D A Grainge Retailers - other 12 yards away Exempt
Powells Butchers Retailers - other 13 yards away 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
Milk And Grind Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 19 yards away 5 - Very good 4 February 2025
Stokesley Fish & Chips Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 22 yards away 5 - Very good 31 March 2026
McMahons Green Grocers Ltd Retailers - other 24 yards away 5 - Very good 26 April 2023
Y'Thai Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 28 yards away 5 - Very good 30 October 2024
Uno Momento Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 30 yards away 5 - Very good 25 November 2025

Questions about Thomas The Baker

What is Thomas The Baker's food hygiene rating?

Thomas The Baker has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by North Yorkshire Council on 29 August 2024.

Is Thomas The Baker safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this shop to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Thomas The Baker last inspected?

Thomas The Baker was last inspected on 29 August 2024, 22 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Yorkshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Thomas The Baker?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Thomas The Baker compare to other places in North Yorkshire?

86% of the 6,226 rated food businesses in North Yorkshire hold the top rating of 5, and Thomas The Baker is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

North Yorkshire Council inspects Thomas The Baker and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Thomas The Baker is one of 56 rated food businesses in Stokesley. See every hygiene rating in Stokesley

North Yorkshire inspects and rates 7,067 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Yorkshire

The official record is held by the council: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/

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