Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Princess Road, Market Weighton, York, YO43 3BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan Nixon
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 292
- URN
- 117982
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01430873338
About this school
Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in York. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 292 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 73 | 76 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 37% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 1% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 54% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 49% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 45% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 296 |
| 2023/24 | 295 |
| 2024/25 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School compares
Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School ranked 85th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 3.8% | 20.3% | 292 | — |
| Market Weighton Infant School | — | 4.4% | 12.9% | 281 | 0.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 60% | 5.2% | 12.8% | 112 | 0.3 miles |
| Newbald Primary School | 100% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 102 | 3.4 miles |
| Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary School | 40% | 5.2% | 18.6% | 221 | 4.9 miles |
| Warter Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 167 | 5.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.27%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 6.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Market Weighton Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Market Weighton
- 0.3 miles
-
Newbald Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · York
-
Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · York
-
Warter Church of England Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School ranks 80th of the 93 ranked primary schools in York.
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Primary
- Boroughbridge Primary School Primary
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Burton Green Primary School Primary
- Carr Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School teach?
- Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
- The headteacher of Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is Mr Dan Nixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
- Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School has 292 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School full?
- Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School has capacity for 330 pupils and 292 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of York.
- Does Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School ranked 85th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's absence rate?
- Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.