Carr Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolSt. Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Retford.

Summary of the comparison

Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School and St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Retford.

  • Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 21.0% for Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School and 70.0% for St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School (49.0% in 2022-23, 21.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School versus St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RetfordCarr Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolRetfordSt. Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking207th of 266 in Nottinghamshire 120th of 266 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll333 220
Capacity510 210
LocationRetford, DN22 6SW Retford, DN22 7BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard21.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score99.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census333 220
Free school meals (ever 6)44.2% 19.6%
English as an additional language7.5% 18.6%
SEN support13.5% 6.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.3% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.5% 14.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School

St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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