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Meanwood Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school in Leeds, LS6 4LD, taking ages 4 to 11, 213 on roll.

Good Ofsted, Sep 2024
3.69 mi Admitted from, 2024/25
97% Full
90.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In 2024/25, the furthest child offered a place lived 3.69 miles away.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

The circle is 3.69 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25.

This is not a catchment area. 3.69 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.
How to read this

Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Meanwood Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.

Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.

Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside it; each opens the district's guide.

The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.

One published year so far: 2024/25, from Leeds. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.

Source: Leeds, published admission distances, 2024/25

Two schools, both in reach

Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.

If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Leeds, 76 of 589 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (12.9%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.

Other schools nearby with a published distance

The closest schools to Meanwood Church of England Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.

SchoolPhaseAdmitted fromAway
Weetwood Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.31 mi 2024/25 0.4 mi
Carr Manor Community School Both in reach Secondary 0.62 mi 2024/25 0.9 mi
Manor Wood Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.25 mi 2024/25 0.9 mi
Adel Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.76 mi 2024/25 1.3 mi
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Both in reach Primary 2.27 mi 2024/25 1.5 mi
Alwoodley Primary School Both in reach Primary 2.09 mi 2024/25 1.5 mi

The distance as a picture

Meanwood Church of England Primary School catchment area map: the 3.69 mile admission distance, 2024/25 and the postcode districts inside it
Drawn to scale from the published figure, with the districts whose centre falls inside. Save the picture, or share this page and this is the card that appears.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterChurch of England
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 213 pupils in 219 places (97% full)
Local authorityLeeds

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 09 September 2024
Meeting the expected standard 90.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 90.0%
2023/24 81.0%
2022/23 84.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Meanwood Church of England Primary School

Girls and boys46.5% girls, 53.5% boys
English as an additional language9.4% of pupils
Free school meals8.9% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Meanwood Church of England Primary School

Cheapest district inside the 3.69 miles: LS1, median £185,000. Dearest: LS17, £395,000.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
LS1 Leeds 2.5 mi £185,000 28 sales
LS12 Leeds 2.9 mi £192,500 67 sales
LS3 Leeds 2.0 mi £240,000 16 sales
LS5 Leeds 1.6 mi £245,000 116 sales
LS7 Leeds 1.5 mi £259,000 82 sales
LS2 Leeds 2.3 mi £262,150 20 sales
LS16 Leeds 1.9 mi £280,000 119 sales
LS6 Leeds 0.8 mi £310,000 99 sales
LS18 Leeds 2.8 mi £320,000 127 sales
LS8 Leeds 2.6 mi £334,000 118 sales
LS17 Leeds 2.7 mi £395,000 88 sales
How to read this

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.69 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.

Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide

Getting to Meanwood Church of England Primary School by bus

Best-served stop: Green View, 0.2 mi away, with 1.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:14, last 23:14.

Every stop within 600 m
StopFrom the schoolWeekday daytime, an hourEveningSundayRoutes
Green View0.2 mi1.91.01.438, 781
Green View0.2 mi1.91.01.438
Parkside Green0.3 mi1.81.01.438

These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Meanwood Church of England Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around LS6: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at LS6 4LD, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Meanwood Church of England Primary School?

Meanwood Church of England Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 3.69 miles away, per Leeds.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Meanwood Church of England Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.69 miles was enough in 2024/25. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Meanwood Church of England Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Every Leeds school's distance

All Leeds schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →

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