Manston St James Primary Academy
Primary schoolManston St James Primary Academy is a primary school in Leeds, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 323 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 51% of pupils at Manston St James Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Leeds and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Manston PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- John Smeaton AcademySecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
- Swarcliffe Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Leeds East AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 31.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Cross Gates Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leeds
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).