School News

Cath Sweeting at Pocklington Prep School talks about how Prep School pupils and teachers have adapted to a new way of teaching during lockdown.

On Monday 8^th June, World Ocean Day brought a wave of activities for the children at Pocklington Prep.

Following the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing global protests, we at Pocklington School are issuing a statement that rejects racism in all forms, reflects on what we have done so far and looks to the future as to how we will do more.

We will be welcoming back our international boarding students from the 22nd August. The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students is our foremost concern at this time.

Over the last ten weeks we have witnessed turbulent, humbling and touching times including the global outrage to the killing of George Floyd. Headmaster Toby Seth talks about how the Pocklington Community will adapt, change and learn from these experiences.

Year 2 would normally have a visit from Forest Quest just before half term, they would have lit fires, cooked tea and camped out or in. For obvious reasons, this wasn’t possible at school this year, however, the pupils made up for it during half term!

Pocklington School Sixth Form student led companies have demonstrated their initiative, determination and commitment through completing entries to the 2020 Young Enterprise Company Competition over the lockdown period.

Pocklington School staff are supporting the NHS, carers and the local community in the fight against coronavirus by supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) and helping those in need.

A watery theme inspired Prep School children to create impressive models, paintings and collages for its annual House Art competition.

The challenge of designing an ‘ideal school’ brought out the collaborative skills of Second Year pupils as they worked in teams to address the many different considerations involved.

Several of our athletes competed in national cross country tournaments this month, after qualifying to represent Humberside due to earlier competition success.

A new Forest School programme at Pocklington Pre-Prep has been helping three to seven-year-olds to grow in confidence and self-esteem through hands-on outdoor play and activities.

First Year students developed their collaborative and business skills during an Enterprise Day focused on the opportunities and challenges of staging a festival.

Pocklington School hosted a day of rugby for over 90 under 18 players recently, organised by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union, when the original venue for the day had to be changed due to flooding.  Matches were played against Lancashire and Cheshire in a highly competitive tournament, which saw a quarter of players represent their respective counties for the first time.

First Year pupil Emily Marshall is the Under 13 Northern High Jump Champion after achieving a personal best jump which was 8cm clear of her nearest rival at the recent Northern Championships. 

Over the last ten weeks we have witnessed turbulent, humbling and touching times including the global outrage to the killing of George Floyd. Headmaster Toby Seth talks about how the Pocklington Community will adapt, change and learn from these experiences.

Over the last ten weeks we have witnessed turbulent, humbling and touching times including the global outrage to the killing of George Floyd. Headmaster Toby Seth talks about how the Pocklington Community will adapt, change and learn from these experiences.

Following the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing global protests, we at Pocklington School are issuing a statement that rejects racism in all forms, reflects on what we have done so far and looks to the future as to how we will do more.

The inaugural OP Manchester Drinks held at The Gas Works Brew Bar on Tuesday 3 March attracted a good crowd of over 20 OPs and staff with leavers ranging from 1958 to 2019.

OP Rob Webber (94-04), Sale Sharks and former England hooker, has announced he will retire from professional ruby union at the end of the 2019-20 season.

Following the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing global protests, we at Pocklington School are issuing a statement that rejects racism in all forms, reflects on what we have done so far and looks to the future as to how we will do more.

We will be welcoming back our international boarding students from the 22nd August. The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students is our foremost concern at this time.

Pocklington School staff are supporting the NHS, carers and the local community in the fight against coronavirus by supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) and helping those in need.

The challenge of designing an ‘ideal school’ brought out the collaborative skills of Second Year pupils as they worked in teams to address the many different considerations involved.

First Year students developed their collaborative and business skills during an Enterprise Day focused on the opportunities and challenges of staging a festival.

Two contrasting and impressive performances by Upper Sixth A level Drama students switched from small-town rural Ireland to the glitzy and flawed world of showbusiness..

Pocklington School’s Sixth Form students make more progress than any others in the East Riding, according to new government figures.

Fifth Year pupils facing decisions about which A level and BTEC courses to take next year were helped by interactive workshops organised by the Careers Department.

This year's eagerly-anticipated House Music Festival delighted audiences with a varied repertoire performed wth gusto and expertise by talented pupils.

Last week saw the release of Mr Hutchings’ latest Science-Philosophy-Religion blockbuster: God, Stephen Hawking and the Multiverse. It uses Hawking’s work on the past, present, and future of our Universe (or maybe even Universes) to discuss what the famous cosmologist referred to as the ‘Big Questions’: Where did we come from? Why are we here? Is there a God?

Cath Sweeting at Pocklington Prep School talks about how Prep School pupils and teachers have adapted to a new way of teaching during lockdown.

On Monday 8^th June, World Ocean Day brought a wave of activities for the children at Pocklington Prep.

Following the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing global protests, we at Pocklington School are issuing a statement that rejects racism in all forms, reflects on what we have done so far and looks to the future as to how we will do more.

Year 2 would normally have a visit from Forest Quest just before half term, they would have lit fires, cooked tea and camped out or in. For obvious reasons, this wasn’t possible at school this year, however, the pupils made up for it during half term!

A watery theme inspired Prep School children to create impressive models, paintings and collages for its annual House Art competition.

A new Forest School programme at Pocklington Pre-Prep has been helping three to seven-year-olds to grow in confidence and self-esteem through hands-on outdoor play and activities.

The amazing imaginations and creativity of our Prep School children powered a Story Spectacular hosted by Year 4 for their parents and grandparents.

Pocklington School Sixth Form student led companies have demonstrated their initiative, determination and commitment through completing entries to the 2020 Young Enterprise Company Competition over the lockdown period.

Several of our athletes competed in national cross country tournaments this month, after qualifying to represent Humberside due to earlier competition success.

Pocklington School hosted a day of rugby for over 90 under 18 players recently, organised by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union, when the original venue for the day had to be changed due to flooding.  Matches were played against Lancashire and Cheshire in a highly competitive tournament, which saw a quarter of players represent their respective counties for the first time.

First Year pupil Emily Marshall is the Under 13 Northern High Jump Champion after achieving a personal best jump which was 8cm clear of her nearest rival at the recent Northern Championships. 

Talented squash player Lydia Robinson has been named as one the region’s best sporting talents in the prestigious Hull Daily Mail Sporting Champions Awards.  

Upper Sixth Former Ben McNamara has made his debut as a professional rugby player while juggling his studies for A Level exams this summer.

Second year pupil Niamh Clements has been selected to play for Team North East in the UK Lions’ Under 13 Girls Regional Tournament this summer.

The tap-dancing talents of Third Year pupil Max Jones scored him the highest marks at a major dance festival held recently in Hull.