Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School
Earl Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, BB5 5NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs G Whittaker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 292
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 119186
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254232046
About this school
Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School is a community primary school in Accrington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 320 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 53 | 57 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 51% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 63% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 58% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School compares
Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School ranked 249th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.8% | 39.8% | 320 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors | 64% | 4.5% | 43.3% | 128 | 0.3 miles |
| Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 267 | 0.3 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 36.1% | 187 | 0.9 miles |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 46.8% | 176 | 1.2 miles |
| Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School | 44% | 5.7% | 45.1% | 158 | 1.2 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)
- 39.81%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 19.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Accrington
Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School ranks 13th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Accrington.
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Huncoat Primary School Primary
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School Primary
- Altham St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Green Haworth Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School teach?
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Accrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School is Mrs G Whittaker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary 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 big is Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School?
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School full?
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School has capacity for 292 pupils and 320 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School rank locally?
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School ranked 249th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School's absence rate?
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary 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.