Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolQuarry Bank Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brierley Hill.

Summary of the comparison

Mount Pleasant Primary School and Quarry Bank Primary School are primary schools in Brierley Hill.

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Quarry Bank Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Mount Pleasant Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School was judged the expected standard and Quarry Bank Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Mount Pleasant Primary School and 63.0% for Quarry Bank Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Mount Pleasant Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Quarry Bank Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mount Pleasant Primary School versus Quarry Bank Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Brierley HillMount Pleasant Primary SchoolBrierley HillQuarry Bank Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking44th of 77 in Dudley Stronger figure67th of 77 in Dudley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll364 349
Capacity315 367
LocationBrierley Hill, DY5 2YN Brierley Hill, DY5 2AD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census364 349
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 41.9%
English as an additional language9.9% 3.7%
SEN support6.3% 21.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% Stronger figure22.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Quarry Bank Primary School

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