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Driffield Junior School

Primary · Driffield · YO25 5HN

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 26 April 2023

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At a glance

496 pupils · 94% of 530 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
29.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.driffieldjuniorschool.co.uk
URN
117840

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 26 April 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

119 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers60.5%
East Riding of Yorkshire average58.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Hempstalls Primary SchoolNewcastle · 100 miles awayGood72%
Winsford High Street Community Primary SchoolWinsford · 103 miles awayGood46%
Bassetts Farm Primary SchoolExmouth · 264 miles awayGood63%
Long Sutton County Primary SchoolSpalding · 87 miles awayGood32%
Roskear Primary & Nursery SchoolCamborne · 333 miles awayNo current grade58%
Dalton SchoolHuddersfield · 59 miles awayExpected standard52%
Battle and Langton Church of England Primary SchoolBattle · 217 miles awayGood (2015)63%
Avondale Primary SchoolDarwen · 86 miles awayGood72%
Kew Woods Primary SchoolSouthport · 107 miles awayGood79%
Rosemellin Community Primary SchoolCamborne · 333 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolDewsbury · 52 miles awayGood73%
Lift HamfordWalton on the Naze · 165 miles awayGood55%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (East Riding of Yorkshire 89%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (East Riding of Yorkshire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.18 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire: 2.14 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

41.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,174; 8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,752
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £364,867; in-year balance +£47,536

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21%18.1%
Residents in very good health35.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier54.1%62.3%
Social housing17.2%17.1%
Privately rented28.5%20.5%
Detached houses8.5%22.9%
Flats30.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012980 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£196,500631 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£155,000–£263,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (215)£281,000
Semi-detached (216)£190,000
Terraced (152)£146,000
Flat (48)£82,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
20an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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