Driffield School and Sixth Form
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- Parent1.010 August 2026
Avoid this school.
Awful place. Stuff goes on there and it's just covered up. Head is married to a high up in the academy....only way she could have got that job. Uniform policy is a joke. The girls all look like hookers. If that was the only school, I would home teach mine. Needs some serious work on it. Going into education alliance was a very bad move.
- Former Student1.021 June 2026
Bullying and Ableism.
Don't send your kids here if you value their physical and mental health. I was bullied and instead of punishing the bullies, The school blamed me for being bullied! Numerous staff members were also ableist towards me and had no idea how to handle my medical condition. When reports were made, they just got away with it even after I said I was literally scared for my safety!
- Student5.02 June 2026
Not too Bad
I enjoy it here, I would recommend :D
- Former Student5.02 June 2026
Great School with Great Opportunities.
Amazing School when I was there, no major issues. Some bullying however it was seen to be dealt with quickly and robustly. I will be sending my children there when the time comes.
- Other1.09 February 2026
Awful school
I do not appreciate how children are getting suspended for asking teachers where there lessons are when they don’t not have a time table , they on call it for no reason and expect children to not kick off in the building , it’s a rude school in general. The teachers do not care about the children at all. The whole school is full of bullying. Do not recommend this school to anyone. Thanks.
- Student2.09 January 2026
Lesser-average
Communication between staff, the office and home is all terrible.
- Former Student1.026 August 2024
Worse school in East yorkshire
Exam results came in bareing in mind my son was constantly poorly after covid as has a low immune system, he didn't do great so spoke to the person who advisers us to next step to be told apply for collage and take any course you can thats what surport u get from this school ,its all about numbers ,not about welfare of our kids,as students will say,shocking school let my 2 children down would never ever have my grand daughter go there
- Former Student1.023 August 2024
The teachers don't care about anything
Horrible place people locked In changing rooms and don't do anything about bullying most substitutes don't even teach they just sit and do nothing
- Student1.013 June 2024
Hate this school
I do not enjoy this school
- Student1.04 October 2023
Not good don't go
Bullying isn't addressed minority are screwed over and do 1 thing wrong self defense or not (which will most likely be needed in a school like this) they throw you in ico (all room small walls claustrophobic as hell tourture) bad food. The school sucks don't go if option is there
- Student1.012 March 2023
Pure badness
0 stars. This place is so bad, kids locked in gym and changing room because staff take such little notice. Staff and pupils bully and accept bullying, then blame the victim. Staff lie and are unprofessional. Cover staff and staff abusive. Prison like and toilets locked. Staff be-little the good kids and are on a mission to look good when behind the closed doors good is non-existent. Made to eat food out in the rain and snow. Made to wear jumpers in summer. Written warnings are staffs favourite thing and all they do. Isolation prison as not allowed food, drink, or toilet but not allowed those anyway as toilets locked and break and lunch ques long while time short.
- Other1.01 March 2023
Abhorrent. Zero stars.
I would give zero stars if possible. In just 4 months of my child attending this school, from day one there has been a problem with bullies not only from kids but the staff too. From injuries, to clothes and property being damaged and stolen, to being threatened by the school when sick, to toilets being locked, students not allowed to use toilets even when sanitary products leak, in one incident my daughters sanitary product leaked as wasn't allowed to go to the toilet, then the teacher humiliat...
- Student4.017 December 2022
It’s.. okay
I thought it was alright actually, the new logo is abit bad to be fair and the students there are aweful but the school itself is quite good. Of course they did make some really dumb changes like adding huge blue boards on the buildings to signify which building it was (which really wasn’t necessary because you learn which building is which after the first day), the new logo too is just a blue square and offing east canteen was sad but apart from that it’s pretty good. There really isn’t a lesson I turned up to that I really hated, most of the teachers are bareable (key word, ‘most’) and I did enjoy a few. But if there were to be one thing I dislike is most teachers being sexist, a few to boys and other to girls, and even a couple that don’t know what’s actually happening. But what I think makes up for all the negativity is the teachers that are just amazing. There’s always one in every department that’s good, like Mr. Hunt in music for example.
- Student4.017 November 2022
Information
overall most of the teachers are nice and the lesson can be very interesting the only thing is you have separated playgrounds to other groups. There’s only a little hall to share with a few other groups when it’s raining but when it boiling like the last heatwave they let you go on the grass only and under trees to stop the risk of getting I’ll from the heat. Sports day is well funny. Finally I’d say pick this school as it has a lot of pros rather then cons.
- Parent1.01 November 2022
Some teachers let down the rest ...
My child is at this school and will be moving her away if I can get her into another school. It's a mixed bag of teachers, my child has gone from loving school in Primary and this has slowly dwindled to this year been very stressed about it. Some teachers are lovely and supportive but others (despite her been an excellently behaved child with that will to try) are on a power trip to undermine and belittle them. The behaviour by some in her year is appalling (truancy, smoking/drinking on site, ve...
- Parent1.07 July 2022
Truly awful school, bullying not addressed
Our children have experienced horrendous bullying from 2017 to 2022, this school is truly shocking. My son required hospital treatment for injuries as a result of violence at this school, and my daughter is currently being discriminated against because she has an 'alternative' look. Not just by pupils, she has had disrespectful comments from a teacher also. SLT refuse to engage, and continually deflect/gaslight whenever we attempt to bring this to their attention. Some teachers do their best, and are clearly very caring, however, overall this school completely fails to provide a safe learning environment for students in the local area. If I could give 0 stars, I would.
- Student4.012 May 2022
My honest opinion
Teachers are kind, caring and helpful
- Student4.07 May 2022
Current sixth form student
I have been going to Driffield since year 7 (September 2016) and back then it wasn’t very good, there was high staff turnover for a couple of years and student support wasn’t there, the behaviour system was failing and the environment was generally depressing then year 9 happened and the new headteacher started changing the school for better, uniform changed, how form operates changed, behaviour system was completely changed and the pastoral team was made much better by losing house tutors and i...
- Former Student1.017 February 2022
Worst school I’ve ever been to
I’m a former student of Driffield school and this school is absolutely appalling some teachers are nice but barely any some would even say that teachers pick on certain students I’ve seen it for myself the worst part of this school is bullying students including myself have/or do feel unsafe there the teachers have no control over what’s going on and people have commited suicide because of this school they can’t control their students and do nothing about bullying , favouritise certain students , homophobic , transphobic and care more about the dress code then their students thoughts on how they feel at school
- Other1.018 January 2022
Bad school
They keep children locked up in the isolation room , bullying dose not get sorted , same food everyday, fighting, the children are not safe in this school this is horrible school should be taken down
- Other1.018 January 2022
Bad school
Driffield school is terrible im afraid to say they have the same food everyday and when kids go to isolation they lock them up there is so much bullying there and it never gets sorted ive complained so many times there's always fights going on no teachers stop the children the accept food to be thrown at other children even staff hit the children at times please help me bring down this school
- Former Student1.09 December 2021
Same as the other reviews
[says 1.7 due to the education and teachers not always being terrible but don’t be misled into thinking it’s anymore than a 1 star at best] Driff school is this breeding ground for ignorance, the staff have zero clue what seems to be going on in the school and yet to the students it’s just so blatantly obvious. They can make changes to the schools ethos or curriculum or dress code or whatever they come up with but I can’t expect that in the years to come it will be too much different than what...
- Parent1.03 November 2021
do not, just do not send children here
cannot give zero stars,while some teachers are dedicated and good at their job management is inefficient, unprofessional and fail regularly in upholding safeguarding and GDPR laws. Bullying is rampant and not dealt with due to the utter incompetence of senior staff. Small town,small minds personified.
- Parent1.013 October 2021
Don't send your children to Driffield School
The school is very toxic and is really horrible if you have medical conditions. Bullying is through the roof and staff do nothing about it. Often my child would come home complaining about the harsh bullying at the school, but I didn't take it seriously till I saw it with my own eyes. Horrible. Regret ever sending my child there.
- Student1.013 October 2021
this school is an non-inclusive bag of shit
as a student of driffield school and sixth form, I notice the neglection of students needs from the staff and the blatant denial of it being a problem, such as, racism, sexism, and even open transphobia from the staff themselves. rules on wearing jumpers are tight and unfair, especially during the summer months. in terms of education, its not terrible, but could use some tweaking. lessons should be more interactive and hands-on, yet activities such as science practical's happen rarely. overall,...
- Former Student1.01 October 2021
Former student
Driffield school is a very toxic environment as a former student who was a part of a minority it is an uncomfortable place for students of different races/religions/backgrounds etc, students are ignored by staff when facing problems such as bullying, they avoid the issues they have at this school and gaslights the students.i would never go back there even for a visit and I would never put my future children in this school unless they sorted these issues out. If part of a minority I wouldn’t recommend this school.
- Former Student1.026 August 2021
Took 3 years of asking for help to get it
If no stars were possible, I'd give it that. This place is a hell hole for anyone who has any problem with mental health, and if they don't have a mental health issue they will before they leave. Took me 3 years of asking to get even a session of help and then those sessions were patronising and made me miss out on learning time which I had to do in my own time. Bullying and harassment and now a recorded and well documented case of racism will tell you all you need to know about this place, that and the sheer level of unprofessional attitudes towards mental health and student wellbeing.
- Student1.024 June 2021
Dont go to driff school
As a student at driff it is completely abusive over its power. Theres this rule that you must wear either your jumper or blazer when moving around. Like dude its 25 degrees out here I am not putting my jumper on. As for the teachers some of them are alright but others,they seriously need to calm down. I'll have my pen in my hand and they will get so irritated and start giving me written warnings which dont do anything at all to improve behaviour. One subject is uniform. Shouldnt we be able...
- Student1.09 February 2021
driff school is a shit hole
driff school is the biggest shite ive ever seen they shove all the kids who mess around in iso when its ofsted or tell them to stay home so they can get a good rating they dont help with bullying and they normally make it worse then it was if you ask for help when it comes to bullying teachers make you feel like crap and dont help you at all with work and if you dont get it they call you stupid and slag you off THEY FAKE EVERYTHING THEY SAY WHEN OFSTED COMES JUST SO THEY CAN GET GOOD RATINGS
- Former Student1.025 January 2021
Diff is a bag of shit
It’s actually shit like pure shit the teachers can’t control classes, they abuse there Power, treat the kids like shit and tell them they will do nothing better in life then a drug dealer.