Long Toft Primary School

About Long Toft Primary School

Long Toft Primary School in Doncaster was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The school’s strongest academic metric is its Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths combined expected standard, where 60% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits just one percentage point below the Doncaster local authority average of 61%, placing the school 53rd out of 87 primary schools in the area. While the school ranks in the bottom half nationally for this combined measure, individual subject results tell a more nuanced story: 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, and 77% in reading, both comfortably above the combined figure. Only 9% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, though 26% did so in maths alone. The school’s average scaled scores were 104 in maths and 103 in reading.

Ofsted inspectors rated every aspect of the school Good in 2022, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Early years provision was also judged Good. This consistency across all domains suggests a school that delivers reliably across the board, even if its headline exam results are not among the strongest in the local area. The previous inspection in 2016 also rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both at that level. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 57.3%, which is well above the national average, and this context is important when interpreting its academic outcomes.

Long Toft is a three-form entry primary with a nursery, and it was oversubscribed for Reception places in 2025/26, receiving 31 applications for 24 places. All 24 first-preference applicants were offered a place. The school offers a Forest School, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields and a chapel, with clubs including gardening, book club, science club, film club, art club and coding. Sports on offer include dance, athletics, football, tennis and gymnastics. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a practical choice for families who want a mainstream setting with strong support for a variety of additional needs, particularly given the high FSM context and the school’s solid, if not standout, academic profile.

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