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
- Website
- www.mountpleasantschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 271 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 86.3%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 3%
Indian 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage1
MathsWell above average3.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Mount Pleasant Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 15 9 6 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 9 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Reception, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 11 11 |
| Year 1 | 34 20 14 |
| Year 2 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 3 | 32 17 15 |
| Year 4 | 32 20 12 |
| Year 5 | 34 14 20 |
| Year 6 | 34 16 18 |