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Grammar schools in Driffield

There are no grammar schools in Driffield.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and East Riding of Yorkshire is not one of them, so every state secondary in Driffield admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Caistor Grammar School, about 34.8 miles away in Lincolnshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Driffield

Straight-line distance from the centre of Driffield — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen 34.8 miles Mixed Good
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough 43.2 miles Mixed Good
King Edward VI Grammar School Louth 46.7 miles Mixed Good
Ripon Grammar School Ripon 46.8 miles Mixed Good
Heckmondwike Grammar School Heckmondwike 55.1 miles Mixed Good
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle 55.7 miles Mixed Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Caistor Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Qualified children living within 6.5 miles (straight line) — highest verbal reasoning score first (published source)
  3. Up to 12 places for Pupil Premium (Ever 6) children outside the catchment — highest score first (published source)

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children with a brother or sister on roll (published source)
  3. Children of staff (published source)

King Edward VI Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Siblings of children still at the school (published source)
  3. Twins and other multiple births who have all passed (published source)

Ripon Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard (published source)
  2. Children with exceptional medical or social need (professional evidence required) (published source)
  3. Children of Ripon Grammar School staff (published source)

Heckmondwike Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (in or outside England) of selective ability (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium children of selective ability (published source)
  3. Children of selective ability resident in the catchment area (published source)

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children eligible for the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)
  3. Children living in the designated free-transport area — in order of total test score (published source)

Schools in Driffield

Driffield has 19 open schools. Browse all Driffield schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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