New Starters
Reception 2024 Starters
We are very excited to welcome all the new Reception starters to school in September 2024. We are pleased to have been over-subscribed again this year, and wish to thank all parents/carers who have contacted us and accepted your child's school place.
Please see the below flyer for information on our New Starter visits for children who are due to start Reception in September 2024. Please click on the below PDF version of the flyer to access links.
Key Information for Applications
Applications open: 1st November 2023
Applications close: 15th January 2024
Leeds City Council website is the place to make all applications for school places and contains links and other useful information on the process.
We would advise making an application as soon as you can so that this is registered. You can then update your preference for schools up to the closing date. More information can be found on our admissions page on our website.
New Starters 2024 Information
New Reception Presentation 2023
Useful links and contact details
· School email: manston.primary@manston.leeds.sch.uk
To find out more about our school…
· View our presentation on our school/Reception class
· See our weekly school newsletters on our website— News & Events—Latest News
· Watch our virtual tour video
· Read our latest Ofsted report— Ofsted Report
· See what parents think of our school—Ofsted Parent View
Virtual Tour
Reception Intake
How to apply for a September 2024 place
Children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 are due to start primary school in September 2024.
If you are applying for a reception place for September 2024, all applications are made in advance. Offers are made by the Local Authority on national offer day.
You must apply to the local authority i.e. where you make council tax payments. If this is Leeds, go to www.leeds.gov.uk/apply. The website is a composite prospectus for all Leeds schools and this includes:
- all of the steps you need to go through to make an application
- the key dates
- a search tool to see if your home address gives any higher priority for admission to any school(s)
- an explanation about how places are offered if there are more applications than spaces (oversubscribed)
- the online application portal - apply online and you’ll be sent your offer by email
- a summary of each school’s individual admission policy criteria
- data about who got a place in the last 3 years - this will help you work out if there is a reasonable chance of your child qualifying for a place.
Information about applying under a specific admission criteria (such as your child being previously looked after). It is really important to ensure you submit all supporting evidence by the deadline to show you meet any such criteria.
You can also watch the Leeds City Council school admissions video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRU1SrS7iJE ) for more information.
The council’s social media pages will also tell you about any Q&A sessions where you can ask questions.
You can also see information about our school, including previous admission data, on our school page on the Leeds City Council’s website Check a school's admissions details (leeds.gov.uk)
Application timetable - The below timetable applies to Primary School applications made to Leeds City Council. If you apply to another local authority, they may have different dates.
Application timeline
Primary school applications, important dates
| 1 November 2023 | Applications open |
| 15 January 2024 | National deadline for applying |
| 12 February 2024 | Deadline for late applications and changes (for schools which follow our admissions policy) |
| 16 April 2024 | National offer day |
About our school
We are a local authority maintained community school and the admission authority is Leeds City Council, who sets our admission policy every year.
You can read our school’s admission policy at Our school admissions policies (leeds.gov.uk).
| Number of pupils | 210 |
|---|---|
| Education phase | Primary |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Type of school | Community school |
| Faith | Not applicable |
| Specialism | Not applicable |
| Facilities | Breakfast club and After School Club |
| Area | East |
Admissions policy
Places are offered in priority order. Children who meet the first priority will get a place before children who meet the second.
| Admissions year | September 2023 to July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of places (published admission number) | 30 |
| Summary of admissions policy | 1. Looked after and previously looked after children including children who were adopted from state care outside of England (evidence required). 2. Children with exceptional social or medical needs that can only be met at a specific school (evidence and conditions apply). 3. Children who have a brother or sister attending the school (conditions apply). 4. Children who live in the catchment priority area for the school. 5. Other children, by straight line distance.
You should read the full admissions policy before applying. For some criteria, you may need to send extra information. |
| Full admissions policies | |
| Catchment area map |
Last child offered a place
Find out which admissions priority the last child met and how far they lived from the school (if applicable) in previous years. All distances are measured as a straight line.
Last child offered a place at Manston Primary School:
| Offer day 2023 | Distance in miles: 0.418 Priority admitted: 4 Priority summary: In-Catchment |
|---|---|
| Offer day 2022 | Distance in miles: 0.555 Priority admitted: 5 Priority summary: Any Other Children |
| Offer day 2021 | Distance in miles: 0.495 Priority admitted: 5 Priority summary: Any Other Children |
How many people applied (offer day 2023)
How many people applied last year at Manston Primary School
| Put as 1st preference | 40 |
|---|---|
| Put as 2nd preference | 39 |
| Put as 3rd preference | 37 |
| Put as 4th preference | 23 |
| Put as 5th preference | 17 |
| Total applications (preferences) | 156 |
Travel information
Travel information for Manston Primary School
| 20 mph outside school | Yes |
|---|---|
| School crossing patrol | No |
| Parent waiting shelter | Yes |
| Cycle storage | Yes |
| Scooter storage | Yes |
| Cycle routes | Yes |