Driffield School and Sixth Form
About the school
Driffield School and Sixth Form is an open secondary school in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 February 2025
- Published
- 18 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 44.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.30%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 42.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.10%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 63.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.20%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 37.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 3.99
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.03
AAB or better
- School
- 23.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1404
Girls
51.21%
Boys
48.79%
SEN support
11.97%
Education, health and care plan
3.77%
English as an additional language
2.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.00%
Overall absence
8.72
Persistent absence
26.95
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
216
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
97
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
53%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
28%