Thrumpton Primary Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D51
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- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Retford, DN22 7AQ
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Bracken Lane Primary Academy
Bracken Lane, Retford, DN22 7EU
Local ranking78th of 263 primary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
210
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 30 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 72.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 14.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 86.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 79.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 86.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 29
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 231
- Boys
- 114 (49%)
- Girls
- 119 (51%)
- Capacity
- 210 (111% full)
- SEND
- 12.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.6%
- EAL
- 3.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.4%
- SEN Support
- 12.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 25.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,049/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 7.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
- Asian Chinese: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- White Other: 0.5%
92.9%
White British
2.2%
Mixed Other
0.9%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bracken Lane
Retford, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 144526
- UKPRN
- 10063981
- Establishment No.
- 2353
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
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