School profile

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Primary · Community school · Brierley Hill, DY5 2YN

Requires improvement

Map showing Mount Pleasant Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,340 of 15,057

Worse than 75% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Mount Pleasant Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 12 Nov 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils356
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Claire Grinsell
Local authorityDudley
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 103780.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolDudleyEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths53%, worse than England, worse than Dudley61%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.12%, better than England, better than Dudley7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Dudley105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Dudley104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Dudley105105
Expected standard in reading61%, worse than England, worse than Dudley74%76%
Expected standard in writing73%, similar to England, similar to Dudley72%73%
Expected standard in maths63%, worse than England, worse than Dudley74%75%
Pupils taking tests49--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils356
Girls181
Boys175
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.24.2%
First language not English12.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.337
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.327
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.26
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size18

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
71.9%
Pakistani
7.3%
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
Other White
3.1%
White and Asian
3.1%
African
2.8%
Other ethnic group
1.7%
Other Asian
1.4%
Indian
1.1%
Other mixed
0.8%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.8
Teachers (FTE)19.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.86
Support staff (FTE)15.23
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2517.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2516.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.44
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.105
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.43
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.43
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolDudleyEngland
Overall absence5.8%, worse than England, similar to Dudley5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.12.7%, similar to England, similar to Dudley14.3%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.4%, similar to England, similar to Dudley1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Mount Pleasant Primary School
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0.2 miPrimarySt Mary's RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryWithymoor Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryBrierley Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miSecondaryThorns Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryThorns Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryQuarry Bank Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryBrockmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryPeters Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryDudley Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryHawbush Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Mount Pleasant Primary School

What is Mount Pleasant Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Mount Pleasant Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 12 Nov 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Mount Pleasant Primary School rank in England?

Mount Pleasant Primary School ranks 11,340 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 75% of schools).

What are Mount Pleasant Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Mount Pleasant Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Mount Pleasant Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Mount Pleasant Primary School made 44 offers from 105 applications (2.4 per offer), and 43 of 43 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Mount Pleasant Primary School?

Mount Pleasant Primary School has 356 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Mount Pleasant Primary School?

Mount Pleasant Primary School had 337 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Mount Pleasant Primary School?

At Mount Pleasant Primary School, the average class had 18 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Mount Pleasant Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Mount Pleasant Primary School missed 5.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 12.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.