Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Driffield
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Driffield. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 12 schools in Driffield with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Riding of Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 88% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 19 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Northfield Infant School (2.9 miles, Good); Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (2.9 miles, Good); Wetwang Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); and Driffield Junior School (3 miles, Good, 72% reading, 74% maths).
Northfield Infant SchoolDriffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant SchoolWetwang Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDriffield Junior School
Who goes there
15.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 10 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 18 (18.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Driffield Rail Stn, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garton Main Street, 240 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
All policies include the strapline 'Respect, Aspire, Achieve', and these aspirations run through the school like a golden thread. This is a small school with big ambitions for pupils' achievement in all aspects of their learning. Pupils achieve well in a range of subjects, including music, reading and mathematics, but some pupils do not achieve as well as they should in some other curriculum subjects.
Pupils behave well, and they are kind, respectful and courteous. All staff get to know each pupil and their family very well in this small school. This helps pupils to feel happy and safe at school.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school recently improved the curriculum for reading and mathematics. Pupils in the early years and key stage 1 benefited from this change straight away. As a result, they achieved well in the national tests in 2023. Older pupils did not have this advantage when they were younger pupils. They did not achieve as well in the Year 4 multiplication tables check or the Year 6 national tests last year. Current pupils are catching up quickly. Work in pupils' books shows that all pupils are achieving well in English, mathematics and science now. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils.
In some wider curriculum subjects, pupils achieve well. In a few foundation curriculum subjects, the school's expectations of what pupils can achieve are too low. There are insufficient opportunities for pupils to use and apply their extended writing skills across the wider curriculum. Curriculum design is equally ambitious in every subject, but in some curriculum subjects this design is not being implemented well enough. This is limiting the progress that older pupils are making in these subjects.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
15.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
19.2
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
22.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is in East Riding of Yorkshire; for families living there:
Apply to East Riding of Yorkshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Riding of Yorkshire is 6 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
89 pupils
105 places
16 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Driffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Driffield
Across East Riding of Yorkshire council
Places available
3,776
Applications
2,819
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across East Riding of Yorkshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
29.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
96
Total Pupils
54
Boys
42
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
9.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,638
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,800
Per pupil
£659k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Persistent absence
81
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
What are SATs results like at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Of the pupils at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is oversubscribed, East Riding of Yorkshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Classes at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School average 19.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has around 96 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in 2024/25. 4.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Apply through East Riding of Yorkshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Riding of Yorkshire is 6 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Station Road, Garton-on-the-Wolds, Driffield, YO25 3EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)