Mount Pleasant Primary School, Huddersfield

In its own words: ""To nurture and empower lifelong learners to think big, aim high and be successful in achieving their dreams and aspirations." Mount Pleasant's Mission is to create a healthy and respectful learning environment where outstanding teaching and learning can flourish in a friendly, inclusive and caring school in which children feel safe and happy."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Mount Pleasant Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 82 families put Mount Pleasant Primary School as their first choice and 140 named it as one of their preferences, for 83 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Mount Pleasant Primary School are Hillside Primary School (0.5 miles, 79% reading, 74% maths); Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles); Newsome Junior Academy (0.7 miles, 62% reading, 64% maths); and Beaumont Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 74% reading, 75% maths).

Mount Pleasant Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

46.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (73%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 94 pupils (14.7%) received SEN support and 8 (1.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Lockwood Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mount Pleasant School, 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mount Pleasant Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 458 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kirklees (153), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Mount Pleasant Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Mount Pleasant Primary School are Newsome Academy (0.7 miles); Moor End Academy (0.8 miles); and Royds Hall, A Share Academy (1.2 miles).