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Ranskill Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 147 pupils Retford
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Ranskill Primary School is an academy converter in Retford for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 147 pupils on roll. In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Cherry Tree Walk
Ranskill
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 8LH
Phone 01777818468
Reference Number 143797

General Makeup

Number of pupils 147
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.98%
Girls: 51.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 16

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 14 18
2 9 11 20
3 13 5 18
4 10 12 22
5 9 10 19
6 9 7 16

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
Mixed, Other 2%
African 1.4%
White, Other 0.7%
White & Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 28 Jan 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
28 Jan 2025 School inspection
19 Nov 2019 School inspection
06 Jan 2017 Academy conversion letter
12 Oct 2016 Full inspection:
Previously as Ranskill Primary School
22 Mar 2016 Monitoring visit
14 Nov 2014 Monitoring visit
02 Jul 2014 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2012 Monitoring visit
26 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
13 May 2010 Full inspection:
25 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
12 Jan 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 80%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 33%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 112

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 4.3
Writing 1.4
Maths 4.1

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Ranskill Primary School had 125 pupils for 140 places. 15 places (10.7%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “North Notts Rural” planning area

Nottinghamshire counted 49 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 54 in 2029–30, up 10%.

20172018201920212022202320242025
Places 140140140140140140140140
Pupils 122125125122126118121125
Unfilled 12.9%10.7%10.7%12.9%10.0%15.7%13.6%10.7%

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 Ranskill Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.2%2.7%1.5%3.6%3.1%3.0%3.2%
Unauthorised absence 1.0%0.8%0.8%1.1%0.9%1.0%1.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.8%

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, 0.0% of pupils at Ranskill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 000000000

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 Ranskill Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 53.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.813.811.29.010.98.810.29.79.8
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%25.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%38.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 14.3%14.3%–83.3%83.3%33.3%57.1%87.5%–
Sick days per teacher 0.30.3–5.23.80.54.45.3–

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, 10.2% of pupils at Ranskill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Specific learning difficulty 5 0
Speech, language and communication needs 4 0
Social, emotional and mental health 3 0
Moderate learning difficulty 2 0
Physical disability 1 0
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 0 1

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 2024–25 Ranskill Primary School received £6,898 and spent £6,671 for each of its 138 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £123,000 (£891 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Aspire and Shine Education Trust, income was £7,155 and spending £6,954 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £14,000-£11,000£70,000£101,000£121,000£102,000£123,000
per pupil £114-£70£503£678£894£726£891
In-year balance £13,000-£83,000£76,000£64,000£11,000£11,000£31,000
per pupil £110-£551£547£430£78£79£227

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
Mattersey Primary School
Thorpe Road, Mattersey, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 5ED
1.88 miles
The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin
Retford Road, Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8ER
2.12 miles
Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School
Portland Place, Sutton-Cum-Lound, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8PP
2.53 miles
Everton Primary School
Chapel Lane, Everton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 5BJ
2.66 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Whitehouse Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 8EF
3.08 miles
Harworth Church of England Academy
Scrooby Road, Harworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 8JT
3.31 miles
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School
Station Road, Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 6PU
3.39 miles
Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School
Whitaker Close, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7QH
4.3 miles
Ranby CofE Primary School
Blyth Road, Ranby, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8HZ
4.39 miles
Misson Primary School
Dame Lane, Misson, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 6EB
4.64 miles
St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School
Mill Road, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 4QT
4.79 miles
Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School
Tiln Lane, Carr Hill Primary School, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 6SW
4.8 miles
Ramsden Primary School
High Road, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 9DY
4.87 miles
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Babworth Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7BP
4.9 miles
Kingston Park Academy
Long Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, S81 9AW
4.94 miles
Langold Dyscarr Community School
School Road, Langold, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 9PX
4.98 miles
Name Distance
Serlby Park Academy
Whitehouse Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 8EF
3.12 miles
The Elizabethan Academy
Hallcroft Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7PY
4.45 miles
Retford Oaks Academy
Babworth Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7NJ
4.96 miles
St Giles School
Babworth Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7NJ
4.97 miles

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Ranskill Primary School is part of Aspire and Shine Education Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Ranskill Primary School have?

Ranskill Primary School has 147 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ranskill Primary School cover?

Ranskill Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ranskill Primary School?

Ranskill Primary School is at Cherry Tree Walk, Ranskill, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8LH.

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