Schools in Pickering
Pickering has 6 schools — 5 primary schools and 1 secondary school — administered by North Yorkshire. 3 of the 6 schools operate as academies, setting their own admissions criteria independently of the council. 2 schools have a religious character, meaning faith-based criteria apply alongside proximity when places are allocated.
Catchment boundaries for Pickering schools are published by North Yorkshire each autumn and can shift year-on-year as application volumes change. Based on the latest capacity data, no school in Pickering is currently over its published admission number — though this can change each year as application numbers shift. 3 schools in Pickering are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted; demand at those schools tends to be highest and catchment distances typically tightest. Use the postcode search tool to check whether your address falls inside a specific school's catchment zone.
Primary Schools in Pickering (5)
Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Pickering · YO18 8SA
Pickering Community Junior School
Primary · Community school
Pickering · YO18 8AJ
Pickering Community Infant School
Primary · Community school
Pickering · YO18 7AT
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Primary · Academy converter
Pickering · YO18 8AR
Thornton Dale CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Pickering · YO18 7TW
Secondary Schools in Pickering (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Pickering are set by North Yorkshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.