Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Darlington
Newton Lane, Darlington, DL3 9HE
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
18.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
259
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
262 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
19 of 19 families who put it first got an offer
21
Places offered
44
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 19 | 19 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 9 | 1 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 44 | 20 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Darlington lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanne Blackham
- Address
- Newton Lane, Darlington, DL3 9HE
- Phone
- 01325244950
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward / constituency
- Cockerton · Darlington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143449
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 56% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
259 pupils · 262 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
21 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 198 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 12% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 76% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 12% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.