Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

Retford Oaks Academy

11–18Ages
1,080Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137117URN

Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

520 applications for 174 places · 11th of 43 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.8of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

35th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

11 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 June 2017
Graded inspection: 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

3.0applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

520 applications · 174 places offered · 150 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2024 2.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2014 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	174	520	3.0	150	0.86
Sep 2025	204	512	2.5	150	0.74
Sep 2024	193	548	2.8	168	0.87
Sep 2023	237	605	2.6	181	0.76
Sep 2022	212	489	2.3	177	0.83
Sep 2021	195	364	1.9	153	0.78
Sep 2020	190	383	2.0	179	0.94
Sep 2019	198	350	1.8	182	0.92
Sep 2018	201	330	1.6	167	0.83
Sep 2017	159	290	1.8	135	0.85
Sep 2016	157	318	2.0	135	0.86
Sep 2015	158	304	1.9	153	0.97
Sep 2014	126	323	2.6	121	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

187 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.835th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%36th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.52

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	187	40.8	36%	52%	–
2024/25	192	40.1	29%	53%	–
2023/24	203	34.6	15%	37%	−0.52
2022/23	188	40.3	26%	51%	−0.35

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Retford Oaks AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
The Elizabethan Academy
1.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Tuxford Academy
11.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Portland
11.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Valley
11.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
The Dukeries Academy
12.8 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.6applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
Serlby Park Academy
13.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
15.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 62.0Attainment 8 Selective
The Gainsborough Academy
16.6 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 33.1Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137117 · 891/4001
Trust: Diverse Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,295 pupils · 1,080 on roll
Free school meals: 33.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Retford Oaks High School (URN 133703)
Address: Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7NJ
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Bassetlaw

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources