Bracken Lane Primary Academy | Primary in Retford, Bassetlaw | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

231

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

231

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

231

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/12/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNottinghamshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Bracken Lane Primary Academy · Primary · Nottinghamshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

72%

+2pp

77%69%60%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

14%

+11pp

14%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

86%

Reading higher standard

38%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

34%

Maths expected standard

86%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

72%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

231

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

18%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Bracken Lane, Retford, DN22 7EU

Local authority

Nottinghamshire

Website

https://www.brackenlaneprimary-ac.org.uk

Telephone

01777705017

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	14%	86%	38%	79%	34%	86%	17%	93%	72%	107.0	105.0	103.0	—	—	—	13%	231
2023/24	70%	3%	77%	17%	80%	10%	83%	17%	90%	70%	105.0	104.0	102.0	—	—	—	10%	240
2022/23	77%	0%	87%	43%	80%	10%	87%	17%	93%	70%	108.0	104.0	104.0	+1.40	-1.10	-1.00	10%	236
2018/19	61%	14%	71%	36%	86%	21%	71%	18%	79%	75%	105.0	103.0	106.0	+0.40	+0.50	-2.10	13%	237
2017/18	60%	13%	73%	33%	80%	13%	93%	33%	87%	80%	105.0	107.0	107.0	+1.00	+0.10	+2.90	—	239

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	231	25.2	13%	4%	18%	4%	7%
2023/24	240	22.5	10%	3%	19%	4%	9%
2022/23	236	21.4	10%	3%	19%	4%	7%
2021/22	247	24.8	10%	3%	16%	4%	5%
2020/21	249	38.4	12%	2%	13%	—	—
2018/19	237	23.4	13%	4%	13%	3%	—
2017/18	—	24.5	—	—	—	4%	3%