Pickering Community Junior SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Pickering.
Summary of the comparison
Pickering Community Junior School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Pickering.
Pickering Community Junior School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Pickering Community Junior School was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 45.0% for Pickering Community Junior School and 58.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Pickering Community Junior School (53.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PickeringPickering Community Junior School | PickeringSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 175th of 282 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 177th of 282 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 186 | 84 | |
| Capacity | 282 | 105 | |
| Location | Pickering, YO18 8AJ | Pickering, YO18 8AR | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 45.0% | 58.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 108.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 186 | 84 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.0% | 48.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.2% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 13.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.4% Stronger figure | 13.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Pickering Community Junior School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Full profiles: Pickering Community Junior School · St Joseph's Catholic Primary School