Mount Pleasant Primary
Whitemere Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BY
346 pupils · 96% of 361 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SEVERN BRIDGES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 38 | 83 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 37 | 37 | 86 | 37 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 43 | 48 | 109 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 42 | 41 | 99 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 45 | 90 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 44 | 83 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 57 | 86 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 47 | 88 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Greenfields Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Martin Wilson School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Grange Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sundorne Infant School and Nursery 1.4 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Wilfred Owen Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.