Pocklington School
Other independent school · Mixed · East Riding of Yorkshire
West Green, York, YO42 2NJ
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
641
Capacity used
Has space74%
870 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Becky Lovelock
- Address
- West Green, Pocklington, York, YO42 2NJ
- Phone
- 01759321200
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Pocklington Provincial · Goole and Pocklington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118132
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
641 pupils · 870 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.95 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 1.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 90 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 85 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 49 | 20% | 82% | 96% | |
| Spanish | 34 | 41% | 79% | 88% | |
| Biology | 33 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 33 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| French | 32 | 53% | 75% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 48% | 87% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 45% | 94% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 37% | 73% | 90% | |
| Physical Education | 26 | 38% | 65% | 81% | |
| Geography | 25 | 40% | 84% | 92% | |
| Drama | 22 | 45% | 91% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 39 | 8% | 26% | 56% | |
| Economics | 22 | 9% | 27% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10% | 35% | 70% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 11% | 17% | 22% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 6% | 6% | 28% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Physics | 14 | 0% | 21% | 36% | |
| Fine Art | 14 | 36% | 57% | 86% | |
| Photography | 13 | 23% | 38% | 77% | |
| Chinese | 10 | 30% | 60% | 90% | |
| Biology | 9 | 22% | 44% | 89% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 0% | 56% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13547: Pocklington School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.