Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
130.234 miles
Published by East Riding of Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. East Riding of Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 130.234 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 offer went to a child 130.234 miles away, the longest of the 33 East Riding of Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Some 11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Riding of Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Beeford, Driffield, YO25 8AY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 87 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are well known by staff, well-cared for and contribute well to school.”
- “They know they are valued and say, ‘School helps us to express ourselves and be who we want to be.”
- “Pupils have a very strong sense of equality and fairness.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ learning over time is not remembered as well as their current learning in some subjects.”
- “This means that sometimes pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “However, it lacks opportunities for pupils to write at length and express themselves fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
- North Frodingham Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Skipsea Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brandesburton Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Sigglesthorne Church of England Primary Academy 5.3 mi Standards maintained
- Nafferton Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Leven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Burton Agnes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hornsea Community Primary School 6.1 mi Good