Community school · Primary
Retford · DN22 6SW · Nottinghamshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 145447
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Retford · DN22 6LD
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
92
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Retford, Nottinghamshire, 92 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 48.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwell.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 145447
Location
- Address
- Grove Street
- Postcode
- DN22 6LD
- Town
- Retford
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- Boys / girls
- 53 / 39
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 92 / 210 (44%)
- Free school meals
- 48.8%
- FSM pupils
- 40
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Governance
- Academy trust: DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Diocese Of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Martin
- Telephone
- 01777702043
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Urgent improvement
Inspection date
2026-01-13
Category of concern
Requires significant improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 65%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 12%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0