Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Retford, Nottinghamshire
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2022. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Tiln Lane, Carr Hill Primary School, Retford, DN22 6SW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 308 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
- “They say that ‘staff go above and beyond to help you learn and to be happy’.”
- “Staff expect all pupils to do well.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not make clear the most important content that pupils are expected to know and remember.”
- “However, the reading curriculum beyond phonics is not fully sequenced.”
- “It does not make clear what pupils should know and be able to do at each point during the school year.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2022 (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) | 21% | 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: 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
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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 Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bracken Lane Primary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thrumpton Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ordsall Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarborough Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published