Admissions
Thank you for considering Manston Primary School. Whether you're looking for a Reception place for your child to start their school journey, or you're moving schools during the year, we’d be delighted to support you through the process.
We are a welcoming, inclusive and ambitious school where children feel safe, valued and inspired to learn.
“No one is lost in the system. As a result, every pupil is ready for their next steps.”
– Ofsted, October 2022
Reception Starters
📅 If you are applying for a reception place for September 2027, all applications are made in advance. Applications open on 1st November 2026 and the national closing date is 15 January 2027. Offers are made by the Local Authority on national offer day (16 April 2027).
To apply for a Reception place at Manston Primary, please visit:
🎓🔗 Apply for a Primary School Place – Leeds City Council
You’ll find:
- The online application form
- Key dates and deadlines
- Information about how places are offered
Our Published Admission Number (PAN) is 30 and this is the number of places the school can admit in reception in 2027.
You must apply to the local authority who empties your bins. 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 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 to be sent your offer day letter 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 important to ensure you submit all supporting evidence by the deadline to show you meet any such criteria
You can watch the Leeds City Council school admissions video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRU1SrS7iJE for more information.
You can also see information and read more about Manston Primary’s admissions details, policies and catchment information here:
📄🔗 Manston Primary – School Admissions Page
Application timetable - The below timetable applies to applications made to Leeds City Council. If you apply to another local authority, they may have different dates
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Children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 are due to start reception in September 2027 |
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1 November 2026 |
Applications open. You can apply online at www.leeds.gov.uk/apply |
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15 January 2027 |
National deadline for applying for reception 2027 places |
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12 February 2027 |
Deadline for making changes that will be considered as being on-time for our school. |
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28 February 2027 |
Final date Leeds City Council uses for adding late applications or receiving change of address evidence. Any new applications received after this date will not be offered a school place until the first round of reallocations in May |
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16 April 2027 |
National offer day |
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30 April 2027 |
Deadline for
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14 May 2027 |
Any reception appeal submitted by this date will be heard before the summer holidays start. Leeds City Council arranges our appeals. |
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May to end of August 2027 |
Any available places automatically allocated from waiting lists by the local authority Lower preference school offers are also withdrawn automatically (even if accepted) |
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June to July 2027 |
Appeals heard by independent appeal panels |
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September 2027 |
Start primary school |
Come and See Us
Each year, we arrange parental tours of the school so you can see us in action, meet the team, and get a feel for daily life at Manston. These usually take place between November and January.
📌 Please check here for confirmed dates and times of our upcoming tours and to make a booking.
If you’d like to register your interest or ask any questions in the meantime, just get in touch.
📞 Call us: 0113 264 5445
In-year applications
If you are moving into Leeds or want to change schools in Leeds, you need to make a school transfer – often called an in-year application.
This includes
- applications for a place in reception after the start of term in September
- applications for a place in all other year groups (year 1-6)
Moving schools can be a difficult experience for a child. You should always speak to your child's current school before trying to move to see what support they can offer you.
How to apply for an in-year place
We are part of the Leeds coordinated in-year application scheme.
You can apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application form at Before you move schools (leeds.gov.uk). You can apply for places at our school and other Leeds schools.
If you have moved house, you’ll need to submit evidence of the house move at the same time you make your online application. You can find out what you need to provide on the above website.
We have to offer places by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application. Leeds City Council will contact you with our decision no later than 15 school days from when you apply. If they cannot offer your child a place at our school, they will
- add your child to our waiting list in case a place becomes available during the school year
- send you a letter to explain the reasons we cannot offer a place (usually that we are full) and tell you how you can appeal
Our waiting lists are kept until the end of each school year. You will need to make a new application if you want to be on the waiting list for the following school year.
Appeals
If we cannot offer you a place, you will have the right of appeal. The appeal panel is independent of the school and council and their decision is legally binding. Before you appeal you:
- should accept any place that you have been offered in case your appeal is not successful
- should think about why you are appealing and check if it is likely to be successful
- could read the advice for appealing school places on GOV.UK
- could get independent advice on making an appeal from a charity
Leeds City Council arranges our appeals, and you can find the appeal form at School appeals (leeds.gov.uk)
If you are appealing for a reception place for September 2027, you need to submit your appeal form by any deadline set out on the above page to ensure the appeal will be heard before the summer holidays.
Appeals for Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 – these classes are limited to 30 pupils per teacher by law. This means that appeals for these places are less likely to be successful.
If our school refuses your child a place because of this limit and you want to appeal, you will need to make an infant class size appeal. You can see if your reasons are likely to be successful by reading the Department for Education's information about infant class size appeals.
Other appeals - You can appeal because you want your child to attend a particular school. These are successful if the panel agree that the reasons for your appeal outweigh the school's decision not to admit any more children.
Wanting your child to go to a school because you think it is the best one in the area is not likely to convince the panel that your child should get a place there.
Leeds School Admissions
We are a community school and the admission authority is Leeds City Council, who set our admission policy every year. You can read our school’s admission policy at Our school admissions policies (leeds.gov.uk)
Come and Visit Us
We warmly welcome prospective families to visit our school and see what makes Manston such a friendly and vibrant place to learn. Please contact us to arrange a tour or speak to a member of our team.
📞 Call us: 0113 264 5445
📧 Email: manston.primary@manston.leeds.sch.uk
We look forward to welcoming you and your child to Manston Primary.
Secondary School Applications
When your child is in Year 6, you’ll need to apply for a place at a secondary school for them to start the following September.
We understand this is an important step, and we’re here to help make the process as clear and smooth as possible.
How to Apply
All secondary school applications are managed by your local authority:
- If you live in Leeds, you must apply through Leeds City Council – even if you’re applying for a school outside of Leeds.
- If you live outside Leeds and wish to apply for a Leeds school, you’ll need to apply through your own local authority (the one responsible for your council tax/bin collections).
📝 To apply online and find full information, visit:
🔗 Leeds City Council – Apply for a Secondary School Place