Rampton Primary School, Retford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Rampton Primary excels at creating a warm, caring environment where every child feels known and valued. Pupils develop strong character and understanding of British values through well-planned activities including trips, visitors, and meaningful leadership roles. The school has made improvements to phonics teaching and supports pupil wellbeing through positive behaviour strategies and emotional support.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and active identification of concerns
- Excellent behaviour and attendance support through positive approaches like mood trackers and rewards
- Well-structured personal development programme preparing pupils for modern Britain with trips, visitors, and leadership opportunities
- Caring, nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and included
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' achievement below national outcomes, especially in mathematics and writing with gaps not closing quickly enough
- Inconsistent quality of teaching across the school and variable progress in the wider curriculum
- Early years teaching too variable with inconsistent approaches to letter formation and writing readiness
- Support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs not tailored or monitored effectively enough
- Leadership and governance only recently starting to identify and prioritise the right improvement actions
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
dance clubs, sports clubs, music lessons, museum visits, adventurous outdoor trips, singing at supermarket or church
Rampton Primary School is a small, close-knit school with warm, nurturing relationships between staff and pupils. However, pupils' achievement has declined below national outcomes, with particular concerns in mathematics and writing.
At a Glance
23.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 67% to 55%. Maths has declined from 60% to 36%. Writing has declined from 60% to 36%.
Class Sizes
16.6
Avg class size
13.0
Infant (KS1)
22.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
74 pupils
105 capacity
31 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Retford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Retford
Admissions Demand - Nottinghamshire
Places available
10,563
Applications
7,998
Got 1st preference
95.8%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Nottinghamshire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.50203%
Overall absence
16.39344%
Persistent absence
61
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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