Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Street, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD1 3QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Naeem Nazir
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 708
- Pupils on roll
- 639
- URN
- 130925
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484223198
About this school
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a community primary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 639 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 88 | 91 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 68% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 85% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.50 | - | - |
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 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 672 |
| 2023/24 | 681 |
| 2024/25 | 678 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mount Pleasant Primary School compares
Mount Pleasant Primary School ranked 44th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6% | 35.1% | 639 | — |
| Hillside Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 49.2% | 302 | 0.5 miles |
| Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| Newsome Junior Academy | 53% | 6% | 35.2% | 215 | 0.7 miles |
| Beaumont Primary Academy | 66% | 5.3% | 35.3% | 681 | 0.8 miles |
| Oak CofE Primary School | 41% | 8.1% | 53.4% | 353 | 0.8 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)
- 35.1%
- English as an additional language
- 53.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 18.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Newsome Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Beaumont Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Oak CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Mount Pleasant Primary School ranks 11th of the 37 ranked primary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mount Pleasant Primary School teach?
- Mount Pleasant Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount Pleasant Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mount Pleasant Primary School is Mrs Naeem Nazir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mount Pleasant Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected 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 Mount Pleasant Primary School?
- Mount Pleasant Primary School has 639 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mount Pleasant Primary School full?
- Mount Pleasant Primary School has capacity for 708 pupils and 639 on roll (90%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mount Pleasant Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mount Pleasant Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mount Pleasant Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Mount Pleasant Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Mount Pleasant Primary School ranked 44th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Mount Pleasant Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mount Pleasant Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, 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.