Leverton Church of England Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Retford, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.411 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Leverton Church of England Academy is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Leverton Church of England Academy 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	0.411 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

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.411 miles away, the 11th shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance.
Reception last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was nearer than in 2025 and 2020, and the shortest of the 6 years with a published distance.
In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
The school has 18.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.7 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: Main Street, North Leverton, Retford, DN22 0AD
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 76 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.6

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 24 May 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are happy at this friendly, welcoming school.”
“They enjoy their learning and being with friends.”
“Pupils say that they feel safe.”

To improve

“In these areas, the thinking is not yet fully established regarding what pupils will learn during their time at school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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)	75%	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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.

Sturton CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Rampton Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
North Wheatley Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Clarborough Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bracken Lane Primary Academy 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Beckingham Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published