Five Lanes Primary School
Community primary school in Leeds (Leeds).
KS2 RWM expected
35%
▼ 27pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
63%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
57%
▼ 17pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
48%
▼ 24pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.6%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
28.5
▲ 7.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.9%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
107%
450 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Five Lanes Primary School is a primary school located in Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 469 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. The school is led by Headteacher Joanna Mercer.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Accelerated Reader
- MindMate
- Power Maths
- Talk for Writing
Key facts
- URN
- 107968
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Chris Balding | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Liam Wall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nicola Taylor-Dawson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amy Newsome | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Molly French | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jonathan Oglesby | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Oldring | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Morrell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Manjinder Bal Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Nicole Foster Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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