Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Maxwell Road, York, YO42 2HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Rogers
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 117987
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01759302699
About this school
Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in York. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 245 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 11.7% | 245 | — |
| St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 83% | 5.3% | 11.8% | 116 | 0.0 miles |
| Pocklington Junior School | 65% | 4.5% | 25.9% | 249 | 0.1 miles |
| Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School | 45% | 4.4% | 15.5% | 128 | 1.7 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss | 86% | 4.3% | 7% | 105 | 3.4 miles |
| Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 3.9% | 38.7% | 38 | 3.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.71%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 14.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy0.0 miles
Primary · Pocklington
-
Pocklington Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · York
-
Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · York
- 3.4 miles
- 3.7 miles
Other schools in York
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Primary
- Boroughbridge Primary School Primary
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Burton Green Primary School Primary
- Carr Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School teach?
- Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School?
- The headteacher of Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School is Mrs Jenny Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School?
- Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School full?
- Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 245 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of York.
- Does Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School's absence rate?
- Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.