Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School
Community school in Retford, Nottinghamshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 90 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 135 |
| Free school meals | 27.80% |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Address | Whitaker Close, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7QH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.hallcroft.notts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01777702728 |
| URN | 122556 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 30 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 6 July 2021, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Ordsall Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Thrumpton Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Bracken Lane Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Clarborough Primary School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Nottinghamshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.