Secondary
Retford Oaks Academy
Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7NJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1080 of 1295 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2022
Good
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
29%
40.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 |
| Entered the EBacc | 12% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.11 |
| A level students | 50 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 29% |
| 22/23 | 26% |
| 23/24 | 15% |
| 24/25 | 29% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 24.2 |
| 22/23 | 20.1 |
| 23/24 | 23.9 |
| 24/25 | 27.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.26 |
| 22/23 | -0.35 |
| 23/24 | -0.52 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.3 |
| 22/23 | 40.3 |
| 23/24 | 34.6 |
| 24/25 | 40.1 |
Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7NJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Nottinghamshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Heather Widdup
- Address
- Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7NJ
- Telephone
- 01777861618