Sturton CofE Primary School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.302 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Sturton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Sturton 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	1.302 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, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.302 miles away, about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2020.
Reception 2026 drew 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 15 places are published for Reception 2027.
8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire is 23%.

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: Church Street, Sturton-le-Steeple, Retford, DN22 9HQ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 100 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.7

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 19 April 2023

Strengths

“Pupils, staff, parents and carers are full of praise for the school.”
“Pupils say that they feel safe because ‘staff are always there for you’.”
“Pupils enjoy being part of a small school because ‘everyone is supportive’ and it is easy to make friends.”

To improve

“In a small number of subjects, leaders recognise that there is more work needed to refine the existing curriculum.”
“However, pupils’ recall and understanding of the broader range of faiths is not yet secure.”
“Pupils have limited awareness of fundamental British values such as democracy.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (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)	50%	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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.

Leverton Church of England Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
North Wheatley Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Clarborough Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Rampton Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Beckingham Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
Bracken Lane Primary Academy 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published