St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Maxwell Road, Pocklington, YO42 2HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs S O'Donnell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 147248
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01759303287
About this school
St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Pocklington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 116 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 71% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 71% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 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 | 64% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy compares
St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy ranked 8th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.3% | 11.8% | 116 | — |
| Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School | — | 5.4% | 11.7% | 245 | 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)
- 11.76%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.0 miles
-
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 Pocklington
- Allerthorpe School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy teach?
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Pocklington.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy?
- The executive headteacher of St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is Mrs S O'Donnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, 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 St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy?
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy full?
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy has capacity for 112 pupils and 116 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy?
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is part of ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy rank locally?
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy ranked 8th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy's absence rate?
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy'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.