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Ordsall Primary School

Primary · Community school · Retford, DN22 7SL

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,979 of 15,057

Worse than 66% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ordsall Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 May 2022

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils576 of 630 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Karl Hopkinson
Local authorityNottinghamshire
Opened01 Sept 2003
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 134028.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolNottinghamshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths58%64%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths1%7%8%
Average reading score101105106
Average maths score102105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score100105105
Expected standard in reading64%76%76%
Expected standard in writing71%73%73%
Expected standard in maths67%76%75%
Pupils taking tests78--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils576
Girls297
Boys279
Eligible for free school meals30.7%
First language not English5.2%
SEN support79
EHC plan9
Average class size23.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
90.8%
African
2.8%
Other Asian
1.4%
Other mixed
0.7%
Indian
0.7%
Other White
0.5%
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0.3%
White and Asian
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolNottinghamshireEngland
Overall absence5.9%4.8%5.1%
Persistent absence13.9%11.7%13.2%
Severe absence1.7%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)57
Applications (Reception)90
First preference applications (Reception)57
First preference offers (Reception)57
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places630
Pupils on roll530
Unfilled places15.9%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23
Pupils per adult9.9
Teachers (FTE)24.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)32
Support staff (FTE)42.7
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2525.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2523.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Ordsall Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryThrumpton Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miSecondaryRetford Oaks AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryBracken Lane Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimarySt Swithun's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Inadequate
1.4 miSecondaryThe Elizabethan AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miPrimaryHallcroft Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryCarr Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Ordsall Primary School

What is Ordsall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ordsall Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 24 May 2022.

How does Ordsall Primary School rank in England?

Ordsall Primary School ranks 9,979 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 66% of schools).

How many pupils attend Ordsall Primary School?

Ordsall Primary School has 576 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 630.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.