Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mount Pleasant Lane, Bricket Wood, St Albans, AL2 3XA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School is a kind and caring place where pupils want to do their best.”
- “It is broadened through trips and visits, for example, to the local river and Windsor Castle.”
- “Pupils are happy in the school.”
To improve
- “They say bullying does happen occasionally, but that it doesn’t happen as much as it did.”
- “In a small number of subjects this is not the case.”
- “Where this does not happen as well, pupils do not always remember the information that is crucial for their next steps of learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Coates Way JMI and Nursery School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Grove Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leavesden JMI School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Infants' School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Junior School 1.6 mi Good
- Abbots Langley School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published