Primary school in Pickering, North Yorkshire
Pickering Community Infant School
Ruffa Lane, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 7AT
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- Places
- 225
- How full
- 88% full — 197 of 225 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 93 / 104
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 9%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 15%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Ryedale 002A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 53%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Gillam
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Pickering
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- URN
- 121363
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering Community Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 45% | 0.5 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 58% | 0.6 mi |
| Thornton Dale CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 63% | 2 mi |
| Sinnington Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 100% | 3.9 mi |
| Rillington Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 64% | 6.9 mi |
| Kirkbymoorside Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 44% | 7 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 7.2 mi |
| Malton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 64% | 7.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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