Pocklington School

Pocklington School was founded in 1514 by lawyer and clergyman John Dolman, a visionary who understood the transformative value of education. He established a guild in the local parish that gave support to the poor and also provided a school to educate and help local children forge a better life for themselves. Steeped in the values of courage, truth and trust, our school has continued those philanthropic aims and inspired lives for over 500 years. Pocklington School has remained on its West Green site since its foundation. Pocklington Prep School was previously known as Lyndhurst School, the name of a large house on the Bridlington Road bought by Pocklington School in 1947 as a junior boarding house. By 1950 it had evolved into a junior school in its own right, with its own staff and three classrooms. Over time further changes were made: day pupils joined the boarders, girls were admitted for the first time in 1988, and in 1992 Lyndhurst School moved to its present site on the Pocklington School campus. It was re-named Pocklington Prep School in September 2014 and its Pre-Prep section now welcomes children from the age of 3. Boarding is still central to the life of the community, where we have boarders from 9 years old through to 18.