Pocklington Junior School
65 Kirkland Street, Pocklington, York, YO42 2BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WONDER LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Foxton
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 143587
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01759302224
About this school
Pocklington Junior School is a primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 249 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pocklington Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 71 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 49% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 1% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 54% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 63% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 56% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pocklington Junior 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 | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pocklington Junior School compares
Pocklington Junior School ranked 33rd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.5% | 25.9% | 249 | — |
| St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 83% | 5.3% | 11.8% | 116 | 0.1 miles |
| Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School | — | 5.4% | 11.7% | 245 | 0.1 miles |
| Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School | 45% | 4.4% | 15.5% | 128 | 1.6 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss | 86% | 4.3% | 7% | 105 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report23 October 2024
- 22 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.94%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy0.1 miles
Primary · Pocklington
- 0.1 miles
-
Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · York
- 3.3 miles
- 3.7 miles
Other schools in York
Pocklington Junior School ranks 47th of the 93 ranked primary 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 ages does Pocklington Junior School teach?
- Pocklington Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Pocklington Junior School?
- The headteacher of Pocklington Junior School is Mrs Kelly Foxton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pocklington Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pocklington Junior 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 many pupils are at Pocklington Junior School?
- Pocklington Junior School has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Pocklington Junior School full?
- Pocklington Junior School has capacity for 320 pupils and 249 on roll (78%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Pocklington Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pocklington Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pocklington Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Pocklington Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Pocklington Junior School is part of WONDER LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pocklington Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pocklington Junior School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Pocklington Junior School ranked 33rd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pocklington Junior School's absence rate?
- Pocklington Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pocklington Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pocklington Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 10 July 2026.