Driffield Junior School
Community primary school in Driffield (East Riding of Yorkshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Please take the opportunity to explore our website and see some of the exciting things the staff and children in school are working on currently. If there are any questions or queries that you cannot find answers to on here then please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our school works on the key principles of Caring, Learning, Sharing - Success for All .
We believe that, by abiding by these principles, we allow everyone in our school environment to feel happy and safe, and experience joy and success in their school life.
We believe in developing our partnerships with parents, carers and governors to ensure our school delivers the best education it possibly can, to allow all of the children that come here the opportunity to learn and achieve as highly as possible and be successful in the next stage of their education, and in their life as an adult.
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
22 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Dance
- Film Club
- Football
- Hockey
- Judo
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Orchestra
- Rounders
- Sewing
- Stem
and 6 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 117840
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jeanine Furbank | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Lilly | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Holly Robinson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Richard Hudson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Karen Ferguson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kerry Lawson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Steve Addy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sandra Lazenby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lisa Rugg | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Louise Selby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| John Jenkinson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alison Hall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ruth Dixon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2008 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Lowe Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Jenkinson Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jeanine Furbank Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record