The school is located on the outskirts of Retford in North Nottinghamshire. It is a mixed county primary school, catering for 295 pupils aged 7 to 11. Most pupils come from the immediate locality, but some choose to travel from outside the officially designated catchment area.
Most pupils move to the junior school from the infant school which is on the same site.
Pupils come mainly from two large post-war council estates and from a wide variety of private houses. The range of social backgrounds is in line with national averages. There are 25 staff, of whom 11 are teachers. The Headteacher has held the post for 21 years. The school has close links with the 7 other primary schools, which together with the secondary school, form the Ordsall Hall family of schools.