Mount Pleasant Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 21 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Darlington
Unique reference
143449
Address
Newton Lane, DL3 9HE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
273 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
8.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
47.6%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.7%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 3.4%
Indian 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
African 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage1
MathsWell above average3.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 19%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher33.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
11
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
2
5
Reception, Full-time
33
20
13
Year 1
32
18
14
Year 2
32
19
13
Year 3
31
19
12
Year 4
35
14
21
Year 5
34
16
18
Year 6
33
15
18
Year 2023-2024

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