Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Retford, Nottinghamshire
Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Whitaker Close, Retford, DN22 7QH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 90 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “This is a small school with a big family feel.”
- “It knows them well and understands what motivates them.”
- “It is a welcoming, safe place where pupils learn well.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, pupils do not recall what they have learned as well as they do elsewhere.”
- “This is because the curriculum does not make clear the precise content that pupils are expected to know and remember.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, including some areas of the early years, leaders have not defined the essential knowledge clearly enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Nottinghamshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ordsall Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Thrumpton Primary Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bracken Lane Primary Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarborough Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published