Tornedale Infant Academy
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Tornedale Infant Academy is a converter academy in Doncaster for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 158 pupils and room for 232. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 19 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 17% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Gattison Lane, Rossington, Doncaster, DN11 0NQ01302 868387tornedaleacademy.comMrs Lisa Almunshi headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 28 March 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
48 places were empty (27% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2025 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2025. Every child who applied got a place (35 offers for 60 places). 35 families put it down as their first choice and 35 of them got in (100%).
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | First choices who got in | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Primary | 60 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 100% | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (15), emotional and mental health (4), Physical disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 158 | 167 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 30% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 11% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.3% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.0% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 6.5% | 2.8% | 3.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 27.0% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 30.4% | 8.6% | 18.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 2.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Rossington Tornedale Infant School, the school this one replaced in October 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 120 m | 246 | Not inspected | 77 | Compare |
| Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School | Academy | 650 m | 371 | Report card 2026 | 33 | Compare |
| Grange Lane Infant Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 251 | Outstanding 2023 | 95 | Compare |
| Pheasant Bank Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 359 | Good 2024 | 62 | Compare |
| Hatchell Wood Primary Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 433 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
| Willow Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 417 | Good 2022 | 85 | Compare |
| Hayfield Lane Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 439 | Good 2023 | 62 | Compare |
| Bessacarr Primary | Academy | 2.4 miles | 462 | Good 2023 | 71 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Tornedale Infant Academy with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 46 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Tornedale Infant Academy, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy | Academy | 10.1 miles | 166 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| West End Academy | Academy | 15.4 miles | 187 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 19 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 19% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 8 to 45. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 19% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 3.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.46 | 2024/25; 100 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Tornedale Infant Academy a good school?
The figures are weak. Tornedale Infant Academy scores 19 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 17% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 8 to 45, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Tornedale Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tornedale Infant Academy good at its last full inspection on 28 March 2023.
How many pupils does Tornedale Infant Academy have?
158 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 232 places, so it is 68% full.
Is Tornedale Infant Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 48 places were empty in 2024/25 (27% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Tornedale Infant Academy?
Pupils were in school 92.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Tornedale Infant Academy?
The average class had 26.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Gattison Lane, Rossington, Doncaster, DN11 0NQ
- Telephone
- 01302 868387
- Website
- www.tornedaleacademy.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Almunshi
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Leger Education Trust (8 schools)
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward
- Rossington & Bawtry
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151172 · LAESTAB 3712115 · UKPRN 10096089
- Formerly
- Rossington Tornedale Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Doncaster council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.