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Mount Pleasant Juniors
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Foundation school
Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton SO14 0WZ · mpj.school · 023 8022 3634
On the mapSearch near SO14 0WZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southampton 57%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 334
- 93% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 97.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Southampton it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Mount Pleasant Juniors was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 24
- 7% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied