Ordsall Primary School is a primary school located in Retford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ordsall Road, Retford

School Information

Address: Ordsall Road, Retford, DN22 7SL
Website: www.ordsallprimary.com
Telephone: 01777702852
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Chapman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134028

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 594
Number of Pupils: 543
Number of Boys: 318
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.2
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -3.9 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ordsall Primary School
Ordsall Road , DN22 7SL 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thrumpton Primary Academy
Thrumpton Close , DN22 7AQ 		3out of 4 915 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Babworth Road , DN22 7BP 		3out of 4 1,375 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bracken Lane Primary Academy
Bracken Lane , DN22 7EU 		3out of 4 1,585 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
Grove Street , DN22 6LD 		3out of 4 1,626 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Retford Oaks Academy
Babworth Road , DN22 7NJ 		3out of 4 1,251 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Elizabethan Academy
Hallcroft Road , DN22 7PY 		3out of 4 2,425 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Giles School
Babworth Road , DN22 7NJ 		3out of 4 1,234 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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