Primary
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
Grove Street, Retford, DN22 6LD
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 92 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 12.8
- Pupils per adult
- 7.9
- Pupils
- 102
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
17%
37 points below the Retford average (54% across 16 schools)
104.0
0.5 below the Retford average (104.5 across 16 schools)
16th of 16 by our score, among the primary schools in Retford we can score - 17 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 100 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 17% |
| Working at a higher standard | 8% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 65% |
| 23/24 | 36% |
| 24/25 | 17% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 99.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 100.0 |
Grove Street, Retford, DN22 6LD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Nottinghamshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Anna Martin
- Address
- Grove Street, Retford, DN22 6LD
- Telephone
- 01777702043