Thrumpton Primary Academy
Thrumpton Close, Retford, DN22 7AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Spacey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diverse Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 203
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 144555
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01777702092
About this school
Thrumpton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Retford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 57% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 61% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 79% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thrumpton Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thrumpton Primary Academy compares
Thrumpton Primary Academy ranked 147th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.3% | 36.2% | 223 | — |
| Bracken Lane Primary Academy | 72% | 4.1% | 17.6% | 233 | 0.4 miles |
| Ordsall Primary School | 58% | 6.5% | 34.3% | 576 | 0.5 miles |
| St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy | 17% | 7.6% | 55.4% | 92 | 0.7 miles |
| St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 70% | 5.1% | 19.6% | 224 | 1.0 miles |
| Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School | 21% | 6.7% | 44.2% | 308 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.18%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 18.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bracken Lane Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Retford
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Ordsall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Retford
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St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Retford
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St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Retford
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Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Retford
Other schools in Retford
Thrumpton Primary Academy ranks 7th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Retford.
- Bracken Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Clarborough Primary School Primary
- Elkesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Leverton Church of England Academy Primary
- North Wheatley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ordsall Primary School Primary
- Rampton Primary School Primary
- Ranby CofE Primary School Primary
- Ranskill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thrumpton Primary Academy teach?
- Thrumpton Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Retford.
- Who is the headteacher of Thrumpton Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Thrumpton Primary Academy is Ms Lucy Spacey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thrumpton Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thrumpton Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thrumpton Primary Academy?
- Thrumpton Primary Academy has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thrumpton Primary Academy full?
- Thrumpton Primary Academy has capacity for 203 pupils and 223 on roll (110%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thrumpton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Thrumpton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Thrumpton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thrumpton Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thrumpton Primary Academy?
- Thrumpton Primary Academy is part of DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thrumpton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thrumpton Primary Academy rank locally?
- Thrumpton Primary Academy ranked 147th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thrumpton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Thrumpton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thrumpton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thrumpton Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.