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Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sally I Alford

location_onRetford, DN22 6SW

language Visit Website phone 1777702948

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

356

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Expected Standard

21%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Retford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Retford, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 333 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 21% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #219 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #13,846 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 62%

Reading47% LA 74%

Writing34% LA 71%

Maths38% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading49% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths32% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.2

-2.0

Write

LA 0.2

-3.5 to -0.6

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.2 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading61% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA -0.2

-5.5 to -2.4

-4.7

Write

LA 0.3

-6.1 to -3.2

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.8 to -4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 63%

Reading73% LA 74%

Writing56% LA 78%

Maths70% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 1.8

-3.6

Write

LA 0.2

-5 to -2.2

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 April 2022

Inspection Report

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06 May 2021

Inspection Report

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04 March 2021

Inspection Report

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11 December 2019

Inspection Report

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26 June 2018

Inspection Report

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09 December 2016

Inspection Report

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17 June 2015

Inspection Report

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24 March 2015

Inspection Report

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28 June 2012

Inspection Report

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24 September 2008

Inspection Report

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06 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-12-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 333 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	333	5	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	323	9	2.8%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	350	5	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	339	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	337	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	368	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	356	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	355	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	375	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	367	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	365	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	383	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	369	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	364	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	399	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	414	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	414	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	430	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	438	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	435	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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