Care home · Leeds
The Spinney Residential Home
- Address
- 21 Armley Grange Drive, Armley, Leeds, LS12 3QH
- Run by
- Mr R M & Mrs P P Duffy
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 30 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Angeline Clark Wilkinson Hirst
- Last CQC check
- 10 Mar 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-112270555
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Spinney Residential Home is based in Leeds, run by Mr R M & Mrs P P Duffy. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2019). It is one of 60 CQC-registered care homes in and around Leeds; 43 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Spinney Residential Home at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Leeds Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Fernside House, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 24 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Armley ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (5 min), a park (7 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 100 of the 142 other care homes in Leeds that CQC has rated.
Track record
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Inadequate and improving to Inspected but not rated.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 10 March 2022.
From the latest CQC inspection
- The service can support up to 30 people and there were 22 people living at the service.
- We found safe processes were in place and appropriate action had been taken during the outbreak.
- The local IPC team had provided advice and support to management and staff, when required.
- The home had policies and procedures to manage any risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspected 10 February 2022; report published 10 March 2022; supporting 30 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
The Spinney Residential Home is the only service its provider, Mr R M & Mrs P P Duffy, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe109 of 143 in Leeds
- Effective125 of 142 in Leeds
- Caring133 of 142 in Leeds
- Responsive125 of 142 in Leeds
- Well-led101 of 143 in Leeds
As rated by CQC, published 23 January 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leeds share it.
Past CQC ratings
- Mar 2015
- Jul 2015
- Jun 2016
- Jan 2019
- Mar 2022
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 10 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 23 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 25 June 2016
- CQC inspection report 31 July 2015
- CQC inspection report 31 March 2015
- Inspection report 6 June 2014
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 20 January 2026 by Leeds. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Spinney"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Armley
- Council
- Leeds City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LS12 (12)
Bigger map · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 150 m (2 min walk) · 26 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Bramley, 1.9 km
- GP surgery Beechwood Medical Centre, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Armley Pharmacy, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Gotts Park Premier Convenience, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Park Charlie Cake Park, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Café Daniels Cafe, 450 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Mortuary Chapel, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Library Armley leeds council office, 790 m (10 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The Spinney Residential Home on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
The Spinney Residential Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across Leeds, 78% of the 142 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 9% of care home ratings in Leeds.
- With 30 beds it is smaller than 53% of care homes in Leeds, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 84% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Leeds lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Leeds; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Other care homes near Leeds with recent ratings
- Headingley Hall Care HomeMay 2026
- Headingley Nursing HomeJun 2026
- Harrogate LodgeMar 2026
The Spinney Residential Home questions answered
- What services is The Spinney Residential Home registered for?
- CQC lists The Spinney Residential Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- What is The Spinney Residential Home's address?
- It is at 21 Armley Grange Drive, Armley, Leeds, LS12 3QH.
- Is The Spinney Residential Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-112270555 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
- Is The Spinney Residential Home registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- When did CQC last rate The Spinney Residential Home?
- CQC published the current rating on 23 January 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How big is The Spinney Residential Home?
- The Spinney Residential Home is registered for up to 30 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs The Spinney Residential Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Mr R M & Mrs P P Duffy.
- How much does The Spinney Residential Home charge?
- The Spinney Residential Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did The Spinney Residential Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
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