Driffield School and Sixth Form
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 8 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 143854
- Address
- Manorfield Road, YO25 5HR
- Website
- www.driffieldschool.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1383 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 94.6%
Other White 2.7%
Mixed 1.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 45.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.93
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
Biology | GCSE | 54 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
English Language | GCSE | 215 |
English Literature | GCSE | 211 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Driffield School and Sixth Form
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 237
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 255 133 122 |
Year 8 | 260 131 129 |
Year 9 | 223 121 102 |
Year 10 | 218 99 119 |
Year 11 | 254 127 127 |
Year 12 | 98 50 48 |
Year 13 | 75 39 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 87.0% 84.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 33.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 33.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 17.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.5% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 76.0% 59.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 18.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 16.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 5.3% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.6% 1.7% |