Driffield School and Sixth Form

State-Funded School

driffield-school-and-sixth-form-east-riding-of-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

East Riding of YorkshireLocal Authority

Bridlington and The WoldsConstituency

YO25 5HRPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Driffield School and Sixth Form is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,414 pupils. Driffield School and Sixth Form is part of The Education Alliance.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.3%
EBacc average point score: 4

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,414

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,414
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Education Alliance

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.