West Green, Pocklington, York, East Yorkshire YO42 2NH
10 reasons to choose Pocklington Prep School
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Pocklington Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around York and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Pocklington Prep School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 5 for the very small number of pupils who board. 90% are full boarders and 10% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Pocklington School, an all-through school to age 18. Pocklington Prep School fees range from £4,317 (Rec) to £6,585 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees are £9,767 per term. Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Pocklington Prep School has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Pocklington Prep pupils move up to Pocklington School after Year 6.
The Pocklington Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. The ‘Curiosity Project’ curriculum, to Year 4, is skills-based, cross-curricular, and addresses a ‘concept question’ every half term within the humanities, and, sometimes, other subjects. In addition, the daily post-lunch ‘Skills Sessions’ broaden the curriculum with a wide variety of activities. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, and languages throughout, and for computing from Year 5.
Sport at Pocklington Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Pocklington Prep School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, string orchestra, and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.45pm or 8.00pm (Extended Day Option). School bus service.
Find another school near Pocklington Prep School
York Steiner School (13.8 miles); The Mount Junior School (14.2 miles); St Peter’s 2-8 and 8-13 (14.3 miles); Read Junior School (24.9 miles); Queen Ethelburga’s College, Chapter House (26 miles).
St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington (0.4 miles); Warter Church of England Primary School (4.6 miles); Newbald Primary School (11.5 miles).
Pocklington School (0 miles); Bootham School (14 miles); The Mount School, York (14.2 miles).
Archbishop Holgate’s School, A Church of England Academy (11.9 miles); Fulford School (13 miles); All Saints RC School (13.8 miles).