How many schools are in Pickering?

OfferDay lists six schools in Pickering, including five primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Pickering?

Every school in Pickering is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Pickering?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Pickering does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

Schools in Pickering

Pickering has 6 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the North Yorkshire local authority area.

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About schools in Pickering

Most of the six schools listed in Pickering are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 50%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools5

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Pickering Community Infant School
Community school · Ages 3 to 7
Pickering Community Junior School
Community school · Ages 7 to 11

45%

expected standard
Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3 to 11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

58%

expected standard
Thornton Dale CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

63%

expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Lady Lumley's Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

52.7

Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Pickering

How many schools are in Pickering?: OfferDay lists six schools in Pickering, including five primary schools and one secondary school.
Who inspects schools in Pickering?: Every school in Pickering is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Pickering?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Pickering does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.