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The Elizabethan Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Hallcroft Road, Retford DN22 7PY · elizabethan.notts.sch.uk · 01777 713700

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.1
average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
Last distance offered
1.87 mi
3.02 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,230
84% of 1,458 places
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.9%
First language not English
4.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Elizabethan Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.87 mi (3.02 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 276 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 255 (Places 230)255September 2023: 277 (Places 227)277September 2024: 261 (Places 226)261September 2025: 294 (Places 224)294September 2026: 276 (Places 236)276Places 236
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262362761.2▲85%
September 2025Sept 20252242941.3▲75%
September 2024Sept 20242262611.2▲85%
September 2023Sept 20232272771.2▲79%
September 2022Sept 20222302551.1▲85%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.87 mi3.02 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.1, and 35.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.2 (England 46.3)43.22017/18: 43.5 (England 46.5)43.52018/19: 40.8 (England 46.7)40.82021/22: 42.3 (England 48.8)42.32022/23: 38.6 (England 46.3)38.62023/24: 37.6 (England 45.9)37.62024/25: 41.1 (England 46.0)41.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.146.0
▼35.5%45.4%
▼55.0%64.8%
▼21.8%40.5%
▼3.504.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form24.8−19.9
Sixth form college10.2−0.4
Further education42.2+13.4
Other education1.5+0.3
Apprenticeship9.2+4.5
Employment2.4+1.2
Not in a lasting destination5.3−2.9
Activity not captured4.4+3.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.8 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 25.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 22.6 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 24.1 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 30.0 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 30.3 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 24.1 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 27.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
53 studentsC- (27.4)Below average -0.27
55 studentsC- (27.5)Below average -0.24
38 studentsMerit- (20.1)Below average -0.30
3.6%AAB or better
89.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2448D+ (24.1)-0.22
2022/2338C (30.3)—
2021/2240C (30)—
2018/1935D+ (24.1)-0.53
2017/1860D+ (22.6)-0.65
2016/1764C- (25)-0.23
2015/1678C- (26.8)-0.09

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University27.1−19.6
Apprenticeship3.4−7.7
Employment35.6+4.5
Not in a lasting destination28.8+22.1
Activity not captured5.1+0.7

Ofsted

The Elizabethan Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Feb 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (141 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
74%
Replies
141
12% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼58% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼69% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 67%

based on 39 parents (28%) with SEND

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