Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Retford · DN22 0PE · Nottinghamshire
Ages 3–11
- KS288%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM5.5%
- Demand1.00
1.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 122640
Elkesley Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Retford · DN22 8AQ
Ages 3–11 · 103 pupils · Nottinghamshire
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
57%
Overall absence
11.3%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-03-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.5%
Unauthorised7.6%
- Authorised absence
- 3.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 13.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 88
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
10
Places offered
10
1st-preference offers
10
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 12
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 10
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill86%
103 pupils · 120 places
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- Boys / girls
- 59 / 44
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 103 / 120 (86%)
- Free school meals
- 25%
- FSM pupils
- 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Marsh
Location
- Address
- Headland Avenue, Elkesley
- Postcode
- DN22 8AQ
- Town
- Retford
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Retford, Nottinghamshire, 103 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 25%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Walesby CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Newark · NG22 9PB · Nottinghamshire
Ages 4–11
- KS240%
- Absence9.1%
- FSM12.2%
- Demand0.83
2.8 miles away
Ordsall Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Retford · DN22 7SL · Nottinghamshire
Ages 3–11
- KS254%
- Absence7.3%
- FSM32.1%
- Demand0.96
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Marsh
- Telephone
- 01777838615