St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Grove Street, Retford

School Information

Address: Grove Street, Retford, DN22 6LD
Website: http://www.st-swithuns.notts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01777702043
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Thomas
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145447

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 110
Number of Boys: 54
Number of Girls: 56

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -6.8 to -1.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.9 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
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
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
Grove Street , DN22 6LD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School
Tiln Lane , DN22 6SW 		2out of 4 1,122 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Babworth Road , DN22 7BP 		3out of 4 1,249 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bracken Lane Primary Academy
Bracken Lane , DN22 7EU 		3out of 4 1,272 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thrumpton Primary Academy
Thrumpton Close , DN22 7AQ 		3out of 4 1,301 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 1,386 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Elizabethan Academy
Hallcroft Road , DN22 7PY 		3out of 4 1,474 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 1,393 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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