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North Wheatley Church of England Primary School

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personMrs Heather Thomson

location_onRetford, DN22 9DH

language Visit Website phone 1427880409

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

133

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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North Wheatley Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Retford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

North Wheatley Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Retford, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 132 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #203 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #12,826 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, 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 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

47%

LA 62%

Reading58% LA 74%

Writing58% LA 71%

Maths63% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading100% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 4.0

3.0

Write

LA 0.2

0.1 to 5.8

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-5.1 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.2

Write

LA 0.3

Maths

LA -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%

Reading83% LA 74%

Writing100% LA 78%

Maths92% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.3

-2.8 to 4.2

4.4

Write

LA 0.2

1.2 to 7.6

0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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12 February 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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29 April 2010

Inspection Report

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05 February 2007

Inspection Report

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25 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-02-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-04-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.8%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 132 pupils. During this period, there were 2 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)	132	2	1.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	128	3	2.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	139	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	134	2	1.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	133	1	0.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	143	1	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	130	2	1.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	131	1	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	124	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	125	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	125	1	0.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	120	2	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	93	1	1.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	101	2	2.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	95	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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North Wheatley Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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