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In 2024-25, the last place at Retford Oaks Academy went to an applicant living 10.31 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused that year, so it may not have been a cut-off. We hold 1 year of published distances for this school.
In 2026-27, Retford Oaks Academy received 520 applications for 240 places — around 2.2 per place. 150 named it as a first preference, or about 0.6 first choices per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | 240 | — | — |
| 2026-27 | — | 240 | 520 | 150 |
| 2025-26 | — | 204 offered | 512 | 150 |
| 2024-25 | 10.31 mi | 193 offered | 548 | 168 |
| 2023-24 | — | 237 offered | 605 | 181 |
| 2022-23 | — | 212 offered | 489 | 177 |
| 2021-22 | — | 195 offered | 364 | 153 |
| 2020-21 | — | 190 offered | 383 | 179 |
| 2019-20 | — | 198 offered | 350 | 182 |
| 2018-19 | — | 201 offered | 330 | 167 |
| 2017-18 | — | 159 offered | 290 | 135 |
| 2016-17 | — | 157 offered | 318 | 135 |
| 2015-16 | — | 158 offered | 304 | 153 |
| 2014-15 | — | 126 offered | 323 | 121 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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