Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Retford, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.184 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Retford, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Gamston St Peter's 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	3.184 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

5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 3.184 miles away, the 84th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
For Reception 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and 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: Stanboard Lane, Gamston, Retford, DN22 0PE
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 110 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 5.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.4

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 6 March 2024

Strengths

“Everyone works together in harmony.”
“Pupils are welcoming, polite and courteous.”
“They understand what it means to be a good friend.”

To improve

“In other subjects, the curriculum is not yet implemented consistently.”
“However, occasionally, teachers do not make the best use of resources and equipment to reduce barriers to learning that pupils with SEND may encounter.”
“Sometimes, adults do not develop children’s language in meaningful ways during independent activities.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 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)	69%	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: 16 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.

Elkesley Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
East Markham Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Thrumpton Primary Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ordsall Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
Bracken Lane Primary Academy 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Tuxford Primary Academy 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published