Hundreds of pupils at the school were celebrating after collecting their results, with the number of exam entries being awarded top grades far exceeding those of past years.

The total number of A* to C grades achieved by pupils who sat the GCSE examinations this year was 74.7 per cent, while those achieving 5A* to C grades, including maths and English, was 10 percent up on last year at 68.7 per cent, making this the school's best ever year.

Assistant headteacher, Gill Stevens, was full of praise for the students for achieving such an outstanding set of results.

Mrs Stevens said: "The five A* to C grades including English and maths, which is the new government measure for schools, is 68.7 per cent which is fantastic. In comparison with other schools in the country and in comparison to last year, it is almost 10 per cent higher. Last year it was 59 per cent and that was very good, so this is just fantastic."

Over the last four years, attainment at five A* to C grades througout the East Riding has risen from 56 per cent to 65 per cent and this year the percentage has risen to 66 per cent, with Driffield School, therefore, producing one of the best performances in the region.

"This has been a really good year, our students this year have been particularly brilliant, but the main thing is all the students have done fantastically well.

"They have all done well because it's not just about the A*s and A grades," Mrs Stevens added. Out of the 3,598 GCSE exam entries, 264 were passed with A* grades, 625 with A grades, 785 with B grades and 759 with C grades.

Students have performed particularly well in the core subjects of maths, English and science.

Of the 340 exam entries for mathematics, 41 pupils achieved A* grades, 56 were awarded A grades, 78 passed at B grade and 89 were awarded C grades.

Head of improvement and learning at the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Mike Furbank, said: "The picture that is emerging from the results that have been released is very positive with schools reporting their best ever results.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all students, teachers and parents for the efforts made in contributing to these excellent outcomes," Mr Furbank added.
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