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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL3 9HEMount Pleasant Primary School
Primary

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL3 9HE www.mountpleasantschool.com

Pupils
271
cap. 262
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
271
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
271
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Mount Pleasant Primary School · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
76%
+12pp
87%76%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
12%
0pp
19%16%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
271
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Newton Lane, Darlington, DL3 9HE
Local authority
Darlington
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2576%12%88%47%76%18%94%18%76%88%109.0107.0107.032%271
2023/2464%12%79%30%76%21%73%18%76%70%107.0105.0104.032%273
2022/2369%19%88%25%72%19%91%28%78%66%105.0107.0104.0+1.00+1.00+3.7030%272
2018/1987%13%100%32%87%35%97%35%94%94%108.0109.0110.0+2.70+2.00+3.3025%276
2017/1876%14%84%32%78%22%78%27%84%81%106.0106.0106.0+1.80+1.20+2.50267

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2527119.132%7%57%6%19%
2023/2427321.532%8%56%7%22%
2022/2327224.130%9%61%6%15%
2021/2227624.628%7%61%7%22%
2020/2127826.020%5%49%
2018/1927620.425%4%61%4%6%
2017/1818.44%7%
2016/1728219.630%2%70%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.