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Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Voluntary controlled
Maxwell Road, York YO42 2HE · pocklington-infants.org.uk · 01759 302699
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 245
- 91% of 270 places
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 78 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 78 | 65 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 65 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 66 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 77 | 64 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 70
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (16%) with SEND
Also near this school
- Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
- St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
- Pocklington Junior School
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School