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Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Castletown Road, Thurso KW14 8HL · mount-pleasant-primary.co.uk · 01847 893419
On the mapSearch near KW14 8HL
Overview
- Pupils
- 154
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium, with a Gaelic medium stream
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 10.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
- Average class size
- 19.2
- Additional support needs
- 40 pupils (26%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 7 pupils (5%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (101 pupils)
- P6 and older34% (18 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 22 August 2017) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 22 Aug 2017
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 16 Jun 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 3 · Adequate |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 3 · Adequate |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 2 · Weak |