Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School is a primary school in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 March 2024.
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Catchment area for Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- St John's Road, Crosshill, Driffield, YO25 6RS
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 157 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy and vibrant infant school.”
- “The school motto of ‘let your light shine’ is reflected in the positive attitudes and achievement of pupils.”
- “Pupils are well looked after and feel included in this strong school family.”
To improve
- “The checks on what pupils know and remember in mathematics and writing have not been as effective as they should be.”
- “This meant that some pupils did not have a secure understanding of key knowledge in mathematics and writing.”
- “As a result of this, outcomes for these subjects were below national expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 46 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.
- Driffield Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Northfield Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nafferton Primary School 2.2 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 3.1 mi Good
- Kilham Church of England Voluntary Controlled School 4.9 mi School remains Good
- Beswick and Watton CofE (VC) School 5.2 mi Good
- North Frodingham Primary School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade