Northfield Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
Northfield Infant School is a primary school in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. East Riding of Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.
Open on the map Unlock with a pass · £9.99
Key facts
- Address
- Southfield Close, Driffield, YO25 5YN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 158 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “Driffield Northfield Infant School is a warm and welcoming school in the heart of its community.”
- “Pupils, parents and staff talk proudly of ‘Team Northfield’.”
- “Pupils are happy and safe because staff care about them.”
To improve
- “Most of this extra help is effective but there is some variability.”
- “This is, in part, because of some recent staff changes and the quality of planning.”
- “This is not the case in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024, as East Riding of Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
- Driffield Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Nafferton Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.9 mi Good
- Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School 4.0 mi Good
- Kilham Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 4.1 mi School remains Good
- Burton Agnes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- North Frodingham Primary School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade