Ranby CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Retford, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.926 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Ranby CofE Primary School is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 March 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Ranby CofE Primary 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	2.926 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

In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.926 miles away, the 97th longest of the 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
That Reception distance was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2025 and about the same as in 2020, having swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2021 to 2022.
Free school meal eligibility is 4.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 32.8% across 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: Blyth Road, Ranby, Retford, DN22 8HZ
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 108 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 4.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.8

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 27 March 2024

Strengths

“Nurture and care are at the heart of Ranby Church of England Primary School.”
“Pupils enjoy attending school.”
“One pupil echoed the views of many when they told inspectors, ‘This school is just an amazing place to be.”

To improve

“However, in some subjects, teachers do not consistently revisit prior learning with pupils.”
“Some pupils struggle to recall their learning over time.”
“This means that they do not always build connections with their current and previous learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2024 (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)	76%	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: 17 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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.

Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
Ordsall Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
The St Augustine's Academy 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Thrumpton Primary Academy 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published