Toll Bar Primary School, Doncaster

In its own words: "We believe Toll Bar Primary School to be a happy, safe and caring environment. Our aim is for every child to reach their full potential through our diverse curriculum and extra curricular activities. Every opportunity is given to provide the learning of skills and knowledge and to help raise individual awareness of aspirations and feelings."

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Toll Bar Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 23% in reading and 45% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Toll Bar Primary School as their first choice and 21 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Toll Bar Primary School are Bentley New Village Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 74% maths); St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 60% maths); Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy (1.3 miles, 82% reading, 82% maths); and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 65% reading, 70% maths).

Toll Bar Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Toll Bar Primary School (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

64.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Adwick Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Askern Road/Hall Villa Lane (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Toll Bar Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 65 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131).

In 2024/25, Toll Bar Primary School issued 21 suspensions, 10.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Toll Bar Primary School are Outwood Academy Adwick (1.5 miles) and Don Valley Academy (1.5 miles).