Manston St James Primary Academy
Sandbed Lane, Crossgates, Leeds, LS15 8JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Antoni Biedka
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Sponsor
- Abbey Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 323
- URN
- 138824
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01138592073
About this school
Manston St James Primary Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 323 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 49% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 69% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Manston St James Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manston St James Primary Academy compares
Manston St James Primary Academy ranked 169th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.7% | 18.6% | 323 | — |
| Manston Primary | 55% | 6.2% | 31.8% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 16.9% | 481 | 0.3 miles |
| Swarcliffe Primary School | 52% | 8.1% | 43.9% | 299 | 0.7 miles |
| Cross Gates Primary School | 70% | 7% | 41.4% | 259 | 0.8 miles |
| Parklands Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 41.4% | 360 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.57%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 15.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manston Primary0.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Swarcliffe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Cross Gates Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Parklands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Manston St James Primary Academy ranks 140th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
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- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
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- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Manston St James Primary Academy teach?
- Manston St James Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Manston St James Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Manston St James Primary Academy is Mr Antoni Biedka, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Manston St James Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manston St James Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Manston St James Primary Academy?
- Manston St James Primary Academy has 323 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Manston St James Primary Academy full?
- Manston St James Primary Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 323 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Manston St James Primary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Manston St James Primary Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Manston St James Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Manston St James Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Manston St James Primary Academy?
- Manston St James Primary Academy is part of ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Manston St James Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manston St James Primary Academy rank locally?
- Manston St James Primary Academy ranked 169th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manston St James Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Manston St James Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manston St James Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manston St James Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.