Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
Mount Pleasant Lane, Bricket Wood, St Albans, AL2 3XA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alexandra Lindley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Spiral Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 145969
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923672729
About this school
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School is a primary academy in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mount Pleasant Lane Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 43 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 51% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 81% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Mount Pleasant Lane 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School compares
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School ranked 261st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.2% | 13.6% | 200 | — |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 12% | 268 | 0.7 miles |
| Coates Way JMI and Nursery School | 47% | 5.6% | 22.2% | 223 | 0.8 miles |
| Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery | 74% | 5.3% | 24.9% | 238 | 1.1 miles |
| The Grove Academy | 64% | 6.6% | 33.3% | 473 | 1.6 miles |
| Leavesden JMI School | 40% | 5.5% | 28.1% | 389 | 1.6 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)
- 13.61%
- English as an additional language
- 18.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 10.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Watford
-
The Grove Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Leavesden JMI School1.6 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in St Albans
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School ranks 30th of the 31 ranked primary schools in St Albans.
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Alban City School Primary
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primary
- Bowmansgreen Primary School Primary
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Colney Heath Primary School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primary
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fleetville Junior School Primary
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School teach?
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School is Mrs Alexandra Lindley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mount Pleasant Lane 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 many pupils are at Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School?
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School full?
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 200 on roll (63%), 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 Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School is part of SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 53% 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 Lane Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School ranked 261st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount Pleasant Lane 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 10 July 2026.