Retford Oaks Academy is a secondary school located in Retford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Babworth Road, Retford

School Information

Address: Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7NJ
Website: http://www.retfordoaks-ac.org.uk/
Telephone: 01777861618
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Heather Widdup
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137117

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1295
Number of Pupils: 1021
Number of Boys: 529
Number of Girls: 492

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.16 Confidence interval -0.38 to 0.06
Of the 132 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 130 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:11%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.44
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Babworth Road , DN22 7BP 		3out of 4 212 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School
Whitaker Close , DN22 7QH 		3out of 4 1,246 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ordsall Primary School
Ordsall Road , DN22 7SL 		2out of 4 1,251 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
Grove Street , DN22 6LD 		3out of 4 1,386 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thrumpton Primary Academy
Thrumpton Close , DN22 7AQ 		3out of 4 1,772 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 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Elizabethan Academy
Hallcroft Road , DN22 7PY 		3out of 4 1,313 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 20 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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