Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 10 Jun 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116093.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 315 |
| Girls | 146 |
| Boys | 169 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 26.3% |
| First language not English | 97.8% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 270 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 243 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 10% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 33 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 7 |
| Average class size | 28.6 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 24.5 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 12.5 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 12.86 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 11.86 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 17.93 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 13.8 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 8.8 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 2 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 3 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 60 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 74 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 58 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 58 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 8.3%, worse than England, worse than Southampton | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 29%, worse than England, worse than Southampton | 15.4% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.1%, similar to England, similar to Southampton | 1.3% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | Mount Pleasant Juniors | Foundation school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 20 Jun 2023. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Bevois Town Primary School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 16 Oct 2018. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Voluntary controlled school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Oct 2023. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | St Anne's Catholic School | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Mar 2016. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 4 Jun 2024. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Banister Primary School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Nov 2018. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Hope Community School Southampton | Free schools | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Mar 2026. | |
| 0.9 mi | Not applicable | The Gregg Preparatory School | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St Denys Primary School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 30 Apr 2015. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Springhill Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 1 Mar 2022. |
Mount Pleasant Infants is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 10 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Mount Pleasant Infants made 60 offers from 74 applications (1.2 per offer), and 58 of 58 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Mount Pleasant Infants has 315 pupils aged 3 to 7.
Mount Pleasant Infants had 270 school places in 2024/25.
At Mount Pleasant Infants, the average class had 28.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24.5 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Mount Pleasant Infants missed 8.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 29% 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.