The new Babworth Secondary School is located to the east of Retford town centre, on the north side of Babworth road. The site extends north, parallel with main railway line directly to the West. The site covers c. 12ha. Areas of archaeological potential highlighted in the desk-based assessment and field walking survey were investigated by fieldwork. The mitigation programme comprised of a archaeological watching brief during stripping with sample excavation of any features identified. Two zones were subject to the watching brief. Zone 1 was positioned in order that any features associated with the quern stone could be identified. Zone 2 was positioned in an effort to retrieve evidence of the former Babworth road. The road’s alignment, make up and date were of interest, as were any associated roadside features. Initial stripping in Zone 2 showed too many features to be recorded under watching brief conditions. The site visit by NCC resulted in the agreement of an excavation programme for part of Zone 2. A number of features were identified for excavation by hand, however three large pits were sectioned by machine due to their size. Zone 2 can be characterised by quite large scale late-seventeenth to mid-nineteenth century activity, most obviously associated with sand extraction, as exemplified by the three very large pits in the southeast of Zone 2. Two intercut pits may have also been associated with sand extraction. The possible posthole/stake hole features in this area did not yield any cultural material and did not form any obviously discernable patterns. Several possible interpretations of these features could be offered, perhaps the most likely is that they supported fence or gate posts for field boundaries. An elongated shallow pit with a posthole had early nineteenth century date but an unclear usage. The alignment of the former Babworth Road has not firmly been identified, which suggests that significant remains of it have been ploughed or landscaped away. However, a cut was aligned approximately with the former road and it's fill was well compacted. This may have been the only remaining evidence of the old Babworth Road.