September 2009
Our most recent Ofsted Inspection was in September 2009. The Inspection found our school to be good overall with some elements that were judged as outstanding.
Some of the comments in the report:
- Mount Pleasant is a good school with a delightful and harmonious atmosphere throughout.
- An exciting curriculum and good teaching ensures that pupils of all abilities achieve well and make good progress.
- Outstanding care, guidance and support mean that pupils feel very safe and behave exceedingly well, showing great responsibility and consideration towards others.
- Pupils are aware, through good promotion of community cohesion, of people who are different from themselves and show respect and tolerance within their own community.
- Pupils' good attitude to healthy living is exemplified by the way they relish the healthy, high quality breakfasts, snacks and lunches provided.
- Good relationships and lively activities in lessons and in the wider curriculum enthuse and motivate pupils, who want to work hard and do their best. Teachers excel in creating 'magical' environments for pupils where they hold their breath with excitement.
- Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school, finding it a safe and happy environment where their children make good progress.
Ofsted recommended that to make our school even better we should:
- Improve the progress made in mathematics, especially for more able pupils.
- Secure greater consistency in the quality of teaching by showing targets in small enough steps in all English and mathematics lessons so that every pupil has a clear view of how to succeed, and by clarifying and raising expectations of what pupils can achieve in every lesson.
You can read the full report below:
- Ofsted Inspection Report (pdf) - September 2009
