Mount Pleasant Primary School, Brierley Hill
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Brierley Hill. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 11 schools in Brierley Hill with published results, and 12,528th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Dudley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Mount Pleasant Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Mount Pleasant Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Dudley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (57% in reading, 65% in maths).
Getting a place at Mount Pleasant Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Mount Pleasant Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Mount Pleasant Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Mount Pleasant Primary School are St Mary's RC Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 45% maths); Withymoor Primary School (0.4 miles, 77% reading, 80% maths); Brierley Hill Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); and Thorns Primary School (0.4 miles, 58% reading, 65% maths).
Mount Pleasant Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Mary's RC Primary SchoolWithymoor Primary SchoolBrierley Hill Primary SchoolThorns Primary School
What parents say
57 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mount Pleasant Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 47% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (47%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 26 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 5 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Mount Pleasant Primary School had 22 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Talbots Lane (adjacent), 50 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Mount Pleasant Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Mount Pleasant Primary School are Thorns Collegiate Academy (0.4 miles) and The Pedmore High School (1.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Mount Pleasant is a warm, inclusive school where children thrive emotionally and feel valued. The school excels at developing the whole child through enriching experiences, community involvement and strong pastoral support. Reading is taught well from the earliest years, and most pupils leave key stage 1 reading fluently and enjoying books.
Key Strengths
- Strong early reading teaching with effective phonics from the start of school
- Calm, respectful behaviour in classrooms with rare disruption
- Wide range of enrichment activities, clubs, trips and community involvement that develops pupils' talents and interests
- Effective safeguarding systems and strong pastoral care
- Early years provision is good with high expectations and strong relationships
Areas for Improvement
- Reading and writing outcomes at key stage 2 are below expected standards
- Inconsistent delivery of the wider curriculum with insufficient checks on pupil understanding
- Handwriting, letter formation and presentation standards need improvement
- School does not monitor impact of improvement actions sharply enough
- Some pupils lack pride in their work due to unclear expectations
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating an open culture that prioritises pupil safety and wellbeing.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, arts clubs, educational visits, residential trips, school council positions, student leadership roles, anti-bullying representative roles, community activities including local hospital improvements
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a caring community where pupils feel safe and included, but the school requires improvement in the quality of education it provides. New leadership is working to strengthen the curriculum, though recent key stage 2 outcomes in reading and writing remain below expected levels.
At a Glance
24.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
57 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 57% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
18.0
Avg class size
1
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Mount Pleasant Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Mount Pleasant Primary School.
- RB Active Care Mount PleasantAt the school · Not yet graded
- RB Active Care St Marys390m away · Not yet graded
- Withymoor Stay and Play640m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Mount Pleasant Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Mount Pleasant Primary School is in Dudley; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for Education Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 34
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 26 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
338 pupils
337 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Brierley Hill
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Brierley Hill
Across Dudley council
Places available
3,812
Applications
3,314
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Dudley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
8.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
356
Total Pupils
175
Boys
181
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
16.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,525
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,523
Per pupil
£2121k
Total funding
£141k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
13.3%
Persistent absence
294
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Questions parents ask about Mount Pleasant Primary School
What are SATs results like at Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Of the pupils at Mount Pleasant Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is Mount Pleasant Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Mount Pleasant Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Mount Pleasant Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Mount Pleasant Primary School is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Mount Pleasant Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Classes at Mount Pleasant Primary School average 18 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Mount Pleasant Primary School has around 356 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Mount Pleasant Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Mount Pleasant Primary School in 2024/25. 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming Mount Pleasant Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Mount Pleasant Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: RB Active Care Mount Pleasant (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Mount Pleasant Primary School's term dates?
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 26 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Mount Pleasant Primary School is at Mount Pleasant, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2YN.
Sources: Dudley term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)