Rampton Primary School

Rampton Primary School is a small school that fosters a nurturing environment, allowing pupils to feel safe and valued. While pupils display positive behavior and engage well with learning, the school faces challenges regarding academic achievement. Recent improvements in phonics are helping to close gaps in reading, but significant deficits remain in mathematics and writing, leading to lower-than-expected outcomes for pupils by the end of Year 6. The leadership transition is ongoing, and while there are signs of progress, further work is needed to enhance the overall quality of education.

Strengths

• Strong focus on safeguarding and pupil wellbeing
• Positive behavior and engagement among pupils
• Effective personal development program promoting British values
• Supportive environment for staff and pupils
• Recent improvements in phonics teaching

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' achievement in Year 6 is below national outcomes
• Inconsistencies in teaching quality across the curriculum
• Gaps in essential knowledge not addressed effectively
• Variable quality of early years teaching
• Leadership oversight not yet fully effective

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Rampton Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Rampton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Rampton Primary School had 12.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.2% of pupils at Rampton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Rampton Primary School received £10,349 and spent £12,343 for each of its 72 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £136,000 (-£1,907 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Rampton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rampton Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Rampton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rampton Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Rampton Primary School have?

Rampton Primary School has 74 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rampton Primary School cover?

Rampton Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Rampton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rampton Primary School?

Rampton Primary School is at Retford Road, Rampton, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 0JB.