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Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Stanboard Lane, Gamston, Retford DN22 0PE · gamstonschool.co.uk · 01777 838631
On the mapSearch near DN22 0PE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.18 mi
- 5.12 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 110
- 5 over 105 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.18 mi (5.12 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.18 mi5.12 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122801)
Ofsted
Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122801), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122801)
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122801)
Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122801)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 53
- 46% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied