St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Nottinghamshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Nottinghamshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 23 families put this school as their first choice, and 23 places were offered. 23 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 23 February 2024: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

224 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Hallam

Academy trust

ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01777702850

Address

Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7BP

Website

st-josephs.notts.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports