Schools in Retford
Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire with 21 state schools - 17 primary and 2 secondary - serving the town and its rural hinterland in Bassetlaw district. Nottinghamshire County Council coordinates admissions for community schools in Retford, with distance from home to school as the key tiebreaker when places are oversubscribed. The town's two secondary schools serve the majority of pupils in the area, though families near the Lincolnshire or South Yorkshire borders may also consider schools in those counties.
Primary catchment areas in Retford are defined at school level and reviewed annually. Central schools in the town tend to draw from a wide area, while village primaries serving parishes around Retford typically prioritise children living within a defined distance or parish boundary. Nottinghamshire's co-ordinated admissions round opens each autumn for the following September, with secondary applications closing in October and primary applications closing in January.
School demand in Retford
Across the 20 schools in Retford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 9 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Retford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Retford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Nottinghamshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Retford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Retford: 9 oversubscribed (17)
Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Retford · DN22 7QH
Clarborough Primary School
Primary · Community school
Retford · DN22 9JZ
Elkesley Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Retford · DN22 8AQ
Rampton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Retford · DN22 0JB
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Retford · DN22 6SW
Ranby CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Retford · DN22 8HZ
North Wheatley Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Retford · DN22 9DH
Sturton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Retford · DN22 9HQ
Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Retford · DN22 8PP
Ordsall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Retford · DN22 7SL
Leverton Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Retford · DN22 0AD
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Retford · DN22 7BP
Ranskill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Retford · DN22 8LH
Bracken Lane Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Retford · DN22 7EU
Thrumpton Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Retford · DN22 7AQ
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Retford · DN22 6LD
Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Retford · DN22 0PE
Secondary Schools in Retford (2)
Other Schools in Retford (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Retford are set by Nottinghamshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.