Elkesley Primary and Nursery School

Elkesley Primary and Nursery School at a glance

Located in Retford, Nottinghamshire, Elkesley Primary and Nursery School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 88 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 30% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 27.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 99 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Elkesley Primary and Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 10 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 11.3%. There are about 15.8 pupils per teacher. Elkesley Primary and Nursery School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.