Schools near Retford
The 60 schools closest to Retford by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Retford
Here are the 60 nearest schools to Retford, ordered by how far each one sits from the centre. The closest is St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy, less than a mile away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Ofsted inspects the schools on this page. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Retford, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Retford itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Retford
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Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Retford
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Bracken Lane Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Retford
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Thrumpton Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Retford
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The Elizabethan Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Retford
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St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Retford
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Retford Oaks Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Retford
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St Giles School1.3 miles
Special schools · Retford
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Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Retford
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Ordsall Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Retford
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Clarborough Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Retford
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Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School3.0 miles
Primary · Retford
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Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Retford
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North Wheatley Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Retford
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Ranby CofE Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Retford
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Bright Fields School4.2 miles
Special schools · Retford
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Elkesley Primary and Nursery School4.3 miles
Primary · Retford
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Leverton Church of England Academy4.3 miles
Primary · Retford
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Sturton CofE Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Retford
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Rampton Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Retford
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East Markham Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Newark
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Mattersey Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Ranskill Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Retford
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St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School5.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Everton Primary School6.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin6.4 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Beckingham Primary School6.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Tuxford Academy6.6 miles
Secondary · Newark
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Tuxford Primary Academy6.7 miles
Primary · Newark
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Walesby CofE Primary School6.9 miles
Primary · Newark
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Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School6.9 miles
Primary · Newark
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The St Augustine's Academy7.4 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Walkeringham Primary School7.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Worksop College7.8 miles
Independent schools · Worksop
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Sir Edmund Hillary Academy7.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Prospect Hill Junior School7.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
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The Marton Academy7.8 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School7.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Benjamin Adlard Primary School7.8 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School7.9 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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Ramsden Primary School8.0 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Castles Education8.1 miles
Independent schools · Gainsborough
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The Tailor Made Programmes Team8.1 miles
Other types · Worksop
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The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School8.1 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy8.1 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School8.2 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Mercer's Wood Academy8.2 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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Kingston Park Academy8.2 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Outwood Academy Portland8.3 miles
Secondary · Worksop
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St John's CofE Academy8.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Handel House Preparatory School8.3 miles
Independent schools · Gainsborough
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Sparken Hill Academy8.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Whitegates College8.3 miles
Other types · Worksop
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Misterton Primary and Nursery School8.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Norbridge Academy8.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy8.3 miles
Academies · Gainsborough
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The Gainsborough Nursery School8.4 miles
Nursery · Gainsborough
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St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough8.4 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School8.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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Outwood Academy Valley8.4 miles
Secondary · Worksop
Common questions
- How many schools are near Retford?
- This page lists the 60 closest schools to the centre of Retford by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Retford?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Retford is St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy, about 0.6 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
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. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.