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20 open schools in Retford, Nottinghamshire · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Nottinghamshire schools · grammar schools in Retford

Retford has 20 state schools: 17 primary, 2 secondary, part of Nottinghamshire's wider catchment. 20 have a published Ofsted rating, and 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Bracken Lane Primary Academy Retford · Good Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School Retford · Good Clarborough Primary School Retford · Good Elkesley Primary and Nursery School Retford · Not judged Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School Retford · Good Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School Retford · Good Leverton Church of England Academy Retford · Good North Wheatley Church of England Primary School Retford · Not judged Ordsall Primary School Retford · Good Rampton Primary School Retford · Good Ranby CofE Primary School Retford · Good Ranskill Primary School Retford · Good Retford Oaks Academy Retford · Good St Giles School Retford · Good St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy Retford · Requires improvement St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Retford · Good Sturton CofE Primary School Retford · Good Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School Retford · Good The Elizabethan Academy Retford · Good Thrumpton Primary Academy Retford · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Retford Oaks Academy Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Nottinghamshire

Primary schools: Explicit: 'Nottinghamshire community and voluntary controlled schools all have a designated catchment area.' (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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