Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School

Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, with a strong emphasis on an inclusive and supportive environment for all pupils. The curriculum is ambitious and carefully designed, allowing students to build on prior knowledge while ensuring that those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are well supported in accessing the same educational opportunities. The school fosters positive relationships among pupils and staff, creating a calm atmosphere conducive to learning, while also placing a high priority on reading from an early age.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and enjoy learning in an inclusive environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious and builds progressively from early years to key stage 2.
• Teachers demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and enthusiasm in their teaching.
• There is a strong focus on developing pupils' vocabulary.
• Pupils, including those with SEND, are able to access the intended curriculum successfully.
• Reading is prioritized, with skilled staff ensuring early reading development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are persistently absent, impacting their learning.
• Higher-achieving pupils do not consistently receive the support needed to deepen their understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.3% of pupils at Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.2% of pupils at Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School received £8,528 and spent £8,541 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £78,000 (£371 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School have?

Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School has 224 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School cover?

Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School?

Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School is at Thorne Road, Stainforth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BG.