Schools in Pickering
North Yorkshire · 6 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to North Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Pickering (6)
- Pickering Community Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · YO18 8AJ
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 69% expected (2025) - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · YO18 8AR
Ofsted: Good (2016)KS2: 67% expected (2025)94% of first choices got in - Thornton Dale CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · YO18 7TW
KS2: 82% expected (2025)95% of first choices got in
By type:Primary schools in Pickering (5)Secondary schools in Pickering (1)
6
5 primary · 1 secondary
1,302
66% capacity used
3
0 outstanding · 3 good
1,980
678 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
54.5
GCSE Eng+Maths
70.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
148 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +37 primary and +27 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
73% occupied · 228 spare places
Secondary Schools
60% occupied · 450 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Pickering
How many schools are there in Pickering?
Pickering has 6 open schools: 5 state primary and 1 state secondary or all-through.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Pickering?
None of the 5 graded schools in Pickering currently holds an Outstanding rating. 5 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Pickering have the best SATs results?
Of the 3 primary schools in Pickering with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Thornton Dale CofE Primary School (75% in reading, 88% in maths); Pickering Community Junior School (75% in reading, 63% in maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (58% in reading, 75% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Thornton Dale CofE Primary SchoolPickering Community Junior SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Pickering?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Pickering selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Pickering have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Pickering have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Pickering?
Apply to North Yorkshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.