Mount Pleasant Primary, Shrewsbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Mount Pleasant Primary is a genuinely inclusive school where every child feels welcomed and valued. The school excels at supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing and mental health, with warm relationships and caring staff who know each child well. Behaviour is excellent across the school because pupils understand clear expectations and receive consistent support.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on emotional wellbeing and mental health with daily check-ins and tailored support for pupils who need it
- Calm, orderly behaviour with clear, consistently-applied expectations that pupils understand well
- Inclusive approach ensuring all pupils benefit from clubs and enrichment activities
- Effective early years provision with strong focus on communication and phonics teaching
- Supportive leadership that prioritizes pupil wellbeing and the needs of pupils with SEND
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistency in teaching quality across the school that impacts pupil progress
- Pupils not yet reaching expected milestones in phonics despite recent curriculum changes
- Many pupils lack confidence in basic writing skills including spelling and handwriting
- Some pupils struggling with numerals and organizing work in mathematics
- Early intervention to correct these issues needs to be stronger
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open and positive culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Wide range of clubs and opportunities, mental health workshops for pupils and families, pupil-led safeguarding board, Darwin awards, Winnie Wednesdays (school dog care activity)
Mount Pleasant Primary is a welcoming school where pupils are happy, safe and well cared for. The school has strong personal development and wellbeing provision, but needs to improve consistency in teaching and pupil achievement across the curriculum.
At a Glance
22.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 68%. Maths has declined from 83% to 61%. Writing has remained stable at around 75%.
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
12
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
346 pupils
361 capacity
15 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Shrewsbury
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Shrewsbury
Admissions Demand - Shropshire
Places available
3,420
Applications
2,667
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Shropshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.00292%
Overall absence
10.75269%
Persistent absence
279
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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