Community school · Nottinghamshire

Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
308Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122732URN

Tiln Lane, Carr Hill Primary School, Retford, DN22 6SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

36 applications for 19 places · 172nd of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

21%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2025	16	42	2.6	15	0.94
Sep 2024	22	55	2.5	22	1.00
Sep 2023	25	56	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2022	21	43	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021	26	51	2.0	25	0.96
Sep 2020	35	55	1.6	30	0.86
Sep 2019	33	62	1.9	33	1.00
Sep 2018	32	61	1.9	28	0.88
Sep 2017	40	82	2.1	48	1.20
Sep 2016	33	81	2.5	28	0.85
Sep 2015	40	80	2.0	40	1.00
Sep 2014	36	72	2.0	36	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 34% · Maths 38% → all three 21% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard21%220th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard34%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard38%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	21%	0%	99	97
2023/24	27%	0%	101	97
2022/23	49%	0%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Carr Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.6applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.7applications per place
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bracken Lane Primary Academy
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Thrumpton Primary Academy
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

3.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ordsall Primary School
2.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Clarborough Primary School
2.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School
3.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122732 · 891/2928
Capacity: 510 pupils · 308 on roll
Free school meals: 39.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Tiln Lane, Carr Hill Primary School, Retford, DN22 6SW
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Bassetlaw

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources