SCHOOL PROFILE

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Primary Community school URN 103780
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 113.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Dudley
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 356 327 full-time · 29 part-time
Female pupils 181 50.8% of pupils
Male pupils 175 49.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.2%
0.6 pts below England
School 24.2%
Dudley 27.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.9%
7.4 pts below England
School 12.9%
Dudley 13.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Dudley 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
71.9%
256
Pakistani
7.3%
26
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
12
Any other White background
3.1%
11
White and Asian
3.1%
11
African
2.8%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 8.7% 31 of 356 pupils
12.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.7%
Dudley 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.3% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 7.5 pts below
EHC plans 1.4% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Speech, language & communication 5
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
Dudley 61.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Dudley 74.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Dudley 72.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Dudley 73.2%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.36%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.85 pts lower than England
School 5.36%
Dudley 6.50%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.55 pts lower than England
School 13.27%
Dudley 17.87%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.68%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.12 pts lower than England
School 0.68%
Dudley 2.10%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

113.0% 24.8 pts above England
Mount Pleasant Primary School
113.0%
Dudley
93.7%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information