Schools in Retford

About schools in Retford

Retford lists 21 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

51%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 17 schools with published results

Primary schools17

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bracken Lane Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  21%

  expected standard
• Clarborough Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Elkesley Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Leverton Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• North Wheatley Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Ordsall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Rampton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Ranby CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Ranskill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  17%

  expected standard
• St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Sturton CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Thrumpton Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Retford Oaks Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  40.1

  Attainment 8
• The Elizabethan Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  41.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Bright Fields School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• St Giles School

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 18

Common questions about schools in Retford

How many schools does Retford have?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in Retford, including 17 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Retford?

Every school in Retford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Retford ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Retford where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.