Driffield School and Sixth Form, Driffield

From the headteacher's welcome: "Driffield School is a ‘ friendly and happy place ’ (Ofsted, Jan 2020), where we believe in the limitless potential of our students. We are rightly proud of our students and their achievements, and strive for success through trust, respectful relationships and the highest possible aspirations and expectations."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, basketball, badminton, drama and guitar.

In 2026, pupils at Driffield School and Sixth Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 44 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.2: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 27.1, against 47.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 217 families put Driffield School and Sixth Form as their first choice and 246 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Driffield School and Sixth Form is one of 12 schools run by The Education Alliance, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.6 in 2024/25.

252 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Driffield School and Sixth Form (as of September 2025): 61% would recommend the school, 67% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (68%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).

Of the 251 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 76 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 45% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 33% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Driffield Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Driffield School, 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 79 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Driffield School and Sixth Form issued 138 suspensions, 9.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Driffield School and Sixth Form are Driffield Junior School (0.4 miles), Northfield Infant School (0.4 miles), Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (0.8 miles) and Nafferton Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.