Long Toft Primary School
Church Road, Stainforth, Doncaster, DN7 5AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Wainman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 526
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 133637
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302841246
About this school
Long Toft Primary School is a community primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 282 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Long Toft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 35 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 60% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 69% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Long Toft Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Doncaster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 308 |
| 2024/25 | 295 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Toft Primary School compares
Long Toft Primary School ranked 74th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.3% | 63.2% | 282 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.5% | 41.1% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School | 38% | 8.2% | 49.2% | 224 | 0.8 miles |
| Crookesbroom Primary Academy | 84% | 3.1% | 36.2% | 207 | 1.6 miles |
| Sheep Dip Lane Academy | 76% | 4.9% | 60.8% | 256 | 1.7 miles |
| Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5% | 20% | 400 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 14 December 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report13 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.2%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 19.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Crookesbroom Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Sheep Dip Lane Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Long Toft Primary School ranks 81st of the 96 ranked primary schools in Doncaster.
- Adwick Primary School Primary
- Arksey Primary School Primary
- Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy Primary
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
- Atlas Academy Primary
- Auckley Primary Academy Primary
- Balby Central Primary Academy Primary
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Primary
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Beckingham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Long Toft Primary School teach?
- Long Toft Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Long Toft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Long Toft Primary School is Mrs Nicola Wainman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Long Toft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Toft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Long Toft Primary School?
- Long Toft Primary School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Long Toft Primary School full?
- Long Toft Primary School has capacity for 526 pupils and 282 on roll (54%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Long Toft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Long Toft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Long Toft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Long Toft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Long Toft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Toft Primary School compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Long Toft Primary School ranked 74th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Long Toft Primary School's absence rate?
- Long Toft Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Toft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Toft Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.