The Elizabethan Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Retford, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.875 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Elizabethan Academy is a secondary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Elizabethan 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.875 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Year 7 distance offered was 1.875 miles, 11th shortest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools (this one included) with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was further from the school than in 2025 but nearer than in 2022, and the biggest swing came from 2025 to 2026.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 276 first-choice applications for 236 offers; 234 offers went to first-choice families and 42 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 36% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the average A level grade was C- (England B-).
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
- Hallcroft Road, Retford, DN22 7PY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “The Elizabethan Academy is an inclusive school.”
- “The school has high expectations of how pupils should behave and what they can achieve.”
- “They think that staff are fair when dealing with any behaviour issues.”
To improve
- “The range of subjects that pupils study narrows in Year 9 when they start their key stage 4 courses.”
- “However, some teachers do not check carefully enough that pupils’ understanding of prior learning is secure.”
- “This means that teachers do not always address gaps in learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 276 first-preference applications, 236 offers in total, 234 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- Retford Oaks Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tuxford Academy 7.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Valley 7.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Portland 7.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Dukeries Academy 8.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meden School 11.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Garibaldi School 14.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Manor Academy 14.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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