Academy converter · Shropshire

Mount Pleasant Primary

2–11Ages
346Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144434URN

Whitemere Road, Mount Pleasant, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

83 applications for 40 places · 30th of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Shropshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

83 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 2.1; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 2.3; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Shropshire median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Shropshire median

Dashed bars: as Mount Pleasant Primary (URN 135776), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	40	83	2.1	38	0.95
Sep 2025	37	86	2.3	37	1.00
Sep 2024	43	109	2.5	48	1.12
Sep 2023	42	99	2.4	41	0.98
Sep 2022	43	90	2.1	45	1.05
Sep 2021	43	83	1.9	44	1.02
Sep 2020	50	86	1.7	57	1.14
Sep 2019	44	88	2.0	47	1.07
Sep 2018	44	87	2.0	53	1.20
Sep 2017	38	69	1.8	35	0.92
Sep 2016 *	33	77	2.3	40	1.21
Sep 2015 *	34	76	2.2	38	1.12
Sep 2014 *	34	69	2.0	33	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 75% · Maths 61% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%57th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	7%	104	102
2023/24	69%	12%	105	105
2022/23	43%	5%	100	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mount Pleasant PrimaryThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Primary School
0.8 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Martin Wilson School
0.9 km · Shropshire

Requires improvement2023

2.8applications per place
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Shropshire

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
1.1 km · Shropshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 19%met the SATs standard
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery
1.4 km · Shropshire

Good2021

1.4applications per place
Wilfred Owen Primary School
1.4 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greenacres Primary School
1.6 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Harlescott Junior School
2.0 km · Shropshire

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144434 · 893/3363
Trust: Severn Bridges Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 361 pupils · 346 on roll
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Mount Pleasant Primary (URN 135776)
Address: Whitemere Road, Mount Pleasant, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BY
Local authority: Shropshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources