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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 May 2016Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Pickering, URN 121654
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry32 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 5.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
- 2025 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
- 2024 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
- 2023 3.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
- 2020 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
- 2019 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- North Yorkshire median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Pickering (URN 121654), the previous school.
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How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 * | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2014 * | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 58% · Writing 58% · Maths 75% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- North Yorkshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 58% | 0% | 106 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 6% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 0% | 107 | 104 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20235.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 0.2 km · North YorkshireRemains Good202445%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · North YorkshireGood20241.4applications per place
- 4.2 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · North YorkshireRemains Good20243.4applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
- 10.3 km · North YorkshireGood20242.1applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 11.7 km · North Yorkshire20262.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 12.0 km · North YorkshireGood20242.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 12.0 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147243 · 815/3610
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 84 on roll
- Free school meals
- 35.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2019
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Pickering (URN 121654)
- Address
- Swainsea Lane, Pickering, YO18 8AR
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources