Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

The Elizabethan Academy

11–18Ages
1,230Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138076URN

Hallcroft Road, Retford, DN22 7PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

591 applications for 236 places · 20th of 43 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.9of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

33rd of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted'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
Sixth form 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

2.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

591 applications · 236 places offered · 276 named it first

2026 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2024 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; 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	236	591	2.5	276	1.17
Sep 2025	224	557	2.5	294	1.31
Sep 2024	226	525	2.3	261	1.15
Sep 2023	227	555	2.4	277	1.22
Sep 2022	230	529	2.3	255	1.11
Sep 2021	193	395	2.1	172	0.89
Sep 2020	208	391	1.9	201	0.97
Sep 2019	200	370	1.9	188	0.94
Sep 2018	157	307	2.0	145	0.92
Sep 2017	155	311	2.0	141	0.91
Sep 2016	159	312	2.0	141	0.89
Sep 2015	144	273	1.9	133	0.92
Sep 2014	149	295	2.0	145	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

196 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.933rd of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%23rd of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	196	42.9	46%	60%	–
2024/25	211	41.1	36%	55%	–
2023/24	206	37.6	26%	52%	−0.46
2022/23	164	38.6	27%	46%	−0.49

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

The Elizabethan AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Retford Oaks Academy
1.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Tuxford Academy
11.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Valley
11.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Portland
11.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Serlby Park Academy
12.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
The Dukeries Academy
14.0 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.6applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
14.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

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

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 33.1Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138076 · 891/4456
Trust: The Elizabethan Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,458 pupils · 1,230 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: The Elizabethan High School (URN 122885)
Address: Hallcroft Road, Retford, DN22 7PY
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Bassetlaw

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