Mount Pleasant Primary

Primary
Academy
Ages 2 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to strong standard

Whitemere Road, Mount Pleasant, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Mount Pleasant Primary is a primary school in Shrewsbury for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 183 schools in Shropshire. It ranks 23rd of 32 primary schools in Shrewsbury. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 6 January 2026, report published 1 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

44 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths55%

55%, 7 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

346 pupils on roll, with places for 361

Eligible for free school meals23.7%

23.7%, 2.8 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language9.2%

9.2%, 12.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support10.7%

10.7%, 4.1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan9%

9%, 3 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Mount Pleasant Primary

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Greenfields Primary School	0.5 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	81% met the expected standard
The Martin Wilson School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Requires improvement	Not published
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	53% met the expected standard
Grange Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	19% met the expected standard
Sundorne Infant School and Nursery	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: SEVERN BRIDGES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Alison Benge
Phone: 01743249135
Website: mountpleasant.shropshire.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Whitemere Road, Mount Pleasant, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BY
Local authority: Shropshire
URN: 144434

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.