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Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Earl Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington BB5 5NH · mountpleasant.lancs.sch.uk · 01254 232046
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 320
- 28 over 292 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 37 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 37 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 27 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 12
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
Also near this school
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School