How many pupils attend Tornedale Infant Academy?

Tornedale Infant Academy has 158 pupils on roll.

What ages does Tornedale Infant Academy take?

Tornedale Infant Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Tornedale Infant Academy located?

Tornedale Infant Academy is located in Doncaster, DN11 0NQ, Doncaster.

How do I apply to Tornedale Infant Academy?

Tornedale Infant Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Tornedale Infant Academy?

When Tornedale Infant Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or all previously looked after children. This includes those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order; 2. Catchment Area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area of the school. For applications for the year of entry received by the closing date, a catchment area academy will be determined in relation to the address at which the pupil is ordinarily resident on that date. Once a waiting list is formed, a child’s place on that list will be updated in light of any new address; 3. Siblings — Children who are living within the same family unit (e.g. step-siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings) who will be attending the requested school, (excluding nursery), at the point of admission. Where the requested school is an infant or junior school, attendance at a linked infant or junior school will be included. Where a place is only available for one child from a multiple birth i.e. twins, each child will be offered a place, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Proximity is the final tie breaker (criterion d); if equidistant, road distance is measured, and if still equal, Random Allocation supervised by someone independent of the academy is used.

What is the largest ethnic background at Tornedale Infant Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at Tornedale Infant Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Tornedale Infant Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or all previously looked after children. This includes those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order.
2Catchment Area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area of the school. For applications for the year of entry received by the closing date, a catchment area academy will be determined in relation to the address at which the pupil is ordinarily resident on that date. Once a waiting list is formed, a child’s place on that list will be updated in light of any new address.
3Siblings — Children who are living within the same family unit (e.g. step-siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings) who will be attending the requested school, (excluding nursery), at the point of admission. Where the requested school is an infant or junior school, attendance at a linked infant or junior school will be included. Where a place is only available for one child from a multiple birth i.e. twins, each child will be offered a place.
4Proximity — Children who live nearest to the requested school measured in a straight line from the center point of the child’s ordinary place of residence, to the entrance nearest to the reception point of the academy. If two or more pupils live equidistant from the school, the distance each pupil lives by road from the preferred school will be measured and the place offered to the pupil who lives nearest by this means. In the event of this being equal (e.g. in the case of flats), places will then be decided by Random Allocation.

If two applications tie: Proximity is the final tie breaker (criterion d); if equidistant, road distance is measured, and if still equal, Random Allocation supervised by someone independent of the academy is used.

Document also contains separate Nursery admission criteria (Admission Limit 52) with a different criteria list, not included here as this entry covers Reception entry.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Tornedale Infant Academy: key facts

How many pupils attend Tornedale Infant Academy?: Tornedale Infant Academy has 158 pupils on roll.
What ages does Tornedale Infant Academy take?: Tornedale Infant Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 7.
Where is Tornedale Infant Academy located?: Tornedale Infant Academy is located in Doncaster, DN11 0NQ, Doncaster.
How do I apply to Tornedale Infant Academy?: Tornedale Infant Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Tornedale Infant Academy?: When Tornedale Infant Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or all previously looked after children. This includes those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order; 2. Catchment Area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area of the school. For applications for the year of entry received by the closing date, a catchment area academy will be determined in relation to the address at which the pupil is ordinarily resident on that date. Once a waiting list is formed, a child’s place on that list will be updated in light of any new address; 3. Siblings — Children who are living within the same family unit (e.g. step-siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings) who will be attending the requested school, (excluding nursery), at the point of admission. Where the requested school is an infant or junior school, attendance at a linked infant or junior school will be included. Where a place is only available for one child from a multiple birth i.e. twins, each child will be offered a place, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Proximity is the final tie breaker (criterion d); if equidistant, road distance is measured, and if still equal, Random Allocation supervised by someone independent of the academy is used.
What is the largest ethnic background at Tornedale Infant Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at Tornedale Infant Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Tornedale Infant Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or all previously looked after children. This includes those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order.
2Catchment Area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area of the school. For applications for the year of entry received by the closing date, a catchment area academy will be determined in relation to the address at which the pupil is ordinarily resident on that date. Once a waiting list is formed, a child’s place on that list will be updated in light of any new address.
3Siblings — Children who are living within the same family unit (e.g. step-siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings) who will be attending the requested school, (excluding nursery), at the point of admission. Where the requested school is an infant or junior school, attendance at a linked infant or junior school will be included. Where a place is only available for one child from a multiple birth i.e. twins, each child will be offered a place.
4Proximity — Children who live nearest to the requested school measured in a straight line from the center point of the child’s ordinary place of residence, to the entrance nearest to the reception point of the academy. If two or more pupils live equidistant from the school, the distance each pupil lives by road from the preferred school will be measured and the place offered to the pupil who lives nearest by this means. In the event of this being equal (e.g. in the case of flats), places will then be decided by Random Allocation.

Document also contains separate Nursery admission criteria (Admission Limit 52) with a different criteria list, not included here as this entry covers Reception entry.

Tornedale Infant Academy: key facts

How many pupils attend Tornedale Infant Academy?: Tornedale Infant Academy has 158 pupils on roll.
What ages does Tornedale Infant Academy take?: Tornedale Infant Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 7.
Where is Tornedale Infant Academy located?: Tornedale Infant Academy is located in Doncaster, DN11 0NQ, Doncaster.
How do I apply to Tornedale Infant Academy?: Tornedale Infant Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Tornedale Infant Academy?: When Tornedale Infant Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or all previously looked after children. This includes those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order; 2. Catchment Area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area of the school. For applications for the year of entry received by the closing date, a catchment area academy will be determined in relation to the address at which the pupil is ordinarily resident on that date. Once a waiting list is formed, a child’s place on that list will be updated in light of any new address; 3. Siblings — Children who are living within the same family unit (e.g. step-siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings) who will be attending the requested school, (excluding nursery), at the point of admission. Where the requested school is an infant or junior school, attendance at a linked infant or junior school will be included. Where a place is only available for one child from a multiple birth i.e. twins, each child will be offered a place, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Proximity is the final tie breaker (criterion d); if equidistant, road distance is measured, and if still equal, Random Allocation supervised by someone independent of the academy is used.
What is the largest ethnic background at Tornedale Infant Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at Tornedale Infant Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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