Driffield School

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Established 1964 Ofsted Reports Founded 1964		DfE URN 118078 Tables Phone +44 1377 253631 Number of students 1,890
Type Secondary school with a Sixth form Location Manorfield Road Driffield East Riding of Yorkshire YO25 5HR England Ages 11–18 Houses: Brontë, Fawcett, Mortimer, Johnson and Holtby Former houses: Wilberforce Address Manorfield Rd, Driffield YO25 5HR, UK Profiles Twitter

Driffield School & Sixth Form is a coeducational comprehensive school which is situated on Manorfield Road in Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The School has nearly 2,000 pupils aged 11–18, who come from rural communities in the Yorkshire Wolds.

In the 2011 Ofsted inspection Driffield School & Sixth Form was classed as grade 2, 'good'. Overall effectiveness of post 16 provision was classified as grade 3, 'satisfactory'. In 2016 Headteacher Simon Jones resigned following a visit from Ofsted, after which the school was placed in 'Special Measures'. The Governing Body of the school then sought support from Multi-Academy Trust The Education Alliance.

Headteachers

1964 to 1991 – Mr John Harrison

1991 to 2001 – Mr David Thacker

2001 to 2004 – Mr Michael Chapman

2004 to 2012 – Mr Martin Green

2012 to 2016 – Mr Simon Jones

2016 – Mr Dave McCreedy (acting headteacher Easter to May half term)

2016 – Ms Chris Abbott (Executive Lead)

2016 – Ms Diane Pickering

References

Driffield School Wikipedia

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