Manston St James Primary Academy
Sandbed Lane, Leeds, LS15 8JH
323 pupils · 72% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 19 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 29 | 107 | 31 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 31 | 27 | 103 | 31 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 32 | 21 | 106 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 35 | 141 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 55 | 42 | 166 | 53 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 44 | 134 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 52 | 146 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 30 | 106 | 35 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Manston Primary 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Swarcliffe Primary School 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Cross Gates Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Parklands Primary School 1.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Grimes Dyke Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.