Maxwell Road, Pocklington, East Yorkshire YO42 2HE
10 reasons to choose St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington
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St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Pocklington and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 15 members of St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of 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 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.35pm though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Pocklington
Pocklington Prep School (0.4 miles); York Steiner School (13.3 miles).
Warter Church of England Primary School (4.4 miles).
Pocklington School (0.4 miles); Bootham School (13.9 miles); The Mount School, York (14 miles).
Archbishop Holgate’s School, A Church of England Academy (11.9 miles); Fulford School (13 miles); All Saints RC School (13.8 miles).