Schools in Driffield
Driffield is East Riding of Yorkshire's largest market town and its schools cluster is one of the most rural in the county. The 19 schools in this area include 17 primaries spread across surrounding villages, from Brandesburton and Hutton Cranswick to Nafferton and Middleton-on-the-Wolds, with Driffield School and Sixth Form serving secondary-age pupils. East Riding of Yorkshire Council co-ordinates admissions and publishes catchment boundary maps each September.
Nine of Driffield's schools have a religious character - primarily Church of England - reflecting the area's historic village church links. Nine schools currently hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating. Two primaries are at or above their published admission number, so families in outlying villages should confirm their address falls within catchment before the November deadline for secondary applications.
School demand in Driffield
Across the 19 schools in Driffield with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 84%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
9 schools in Driffield have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
1 of the schools in Driffield is an academy that sets its own admissions criteria independently of East Riding of Yorkshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
9 of the schools in Driffield have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Driffield: 1 oversubscribed (17)
Brandesburton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Driffield · YO25 8RG
Driffield Junior School
Primary · Community school
Driffield · YO25 5HN
Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Driffield · YO25 9PD
Nafferton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Driffield · YO25 4LJ
North Frodingham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Driffield · YO25 8LA
Skipsea Primary School
Primary · Community school
Driffield · YO25 8ST
Northfield Infant School
Primary · Community school
Driffield · YO25 5YN
Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 8AY
Beswick and Watton CofE (VC) School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 9AR
Burton Agnes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 4NE
Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 6RS
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 3EX
Kilham Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 4SR
Middleton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 9UQ
Lockington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 9SH
Sledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Driffield · YO25 3XP
Wold Newton Foundation School
Primary · Foundation school
Driffield · YO25 3YJ
Secondary Schools in Driffield (1)
Other Schools in Driffield (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Driffield are set by East Riding of Yorkshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.