Elkesley Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Retford, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.115 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Elkesley Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Elkesley Primary and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	3.115 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Reception 2026's last distance offered, 3.115 miles, was the 89th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 2.20 miles.
The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2020, with the biggest swing between 2025 and 2026.
For Reception 2026 there were 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 30% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Headland Avenue, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AQ
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 103 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025

Strengths

“Pupils and their families are rightly proud of Elkesley Primary and Nursery School.”
“It cares for its community and is at the centre of village life.”
“Staff go the extra mile to make sure that the school’s core values are understood and realised.”

To improve

“A few subjects, however, are at an earlier stage of development.”
“In these subjects, the key knowledge is not as clearly identified or taught.”
“Consequently, new knowledge sometimes fails to stick in pupils’ memory long-term.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	30%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
Walesby CofE Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ordsall Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
Thrumpton Primary Academy 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bracken Lane Primary Academy 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
East Markham Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published