Driffield Junior School
Bridlington Road, Driffield, YO25 5HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Dixon
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 530
- Pupils on roll
- 496
- URN
- 117840
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01377253371
About this school
Driffield Junior School is a community primary school in Driffield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 496 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 130 | 138 | 119 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 47% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 1% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 62% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 71% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Driffield Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 506 |
| 2023/24 | 518 |
| 2024/25 | 508 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Driffield Junior School compares
Driffield Junior School ranked 47th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.1% | 30.9% | 496 | — |
| Northfield Infant School | — | 6.7% | 19.2% | 158 | 0.4 miles |
| Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School | — | 5.3% | 20.6% | 157 | 0.5 miles |
| Nafferton Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 294 | 1.8 miles |
| Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 18% | 96 | 3.0 miles |
| Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 10.4% | 172 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.91%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 14.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfield Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Driffield
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Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Driffield
-
Nafferton Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Driffield
-
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Driffield
-
Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Driffield
Other schools in Driffield
Driffield Junior School ranks 5th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Driffield.
- Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beswick and Watton CofE (VC) School Primary
- Brandesburton Primary School Primary
- Burton Agnes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School Primary
- Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School Primary
- Kilham Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary
- Lockington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Middleton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Nafferton Primary School Primary
- North Frodingham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Driffield Junior School teach?
- Driffield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Driffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Driffield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Driffield Junior School is Mrs Ruth Dixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Driffield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Driffield Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Driffield Junior School?
- Driffield Junior School has 496 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Driffield Junior School full?
- Driffield Junior School has capacity for 530 pupils and 496 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Driffield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Driffield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Driffield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Driffield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Driffield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Driffield Junior School rank locally?
- Driffield Junior School ranked 47th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Driffield Junior School's absence rate?
- Driffield Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Driffield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Driffield Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.