Mount Pleasant Primary School
Community primary school in Huddersfield (Kirklees).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to nurture and empower lifelong learners to think big, aim high and be successful in achieving their dreams and aspirations. Mount Pleasant's Mission is to create a healthy and respectful learning environment where outstanding teaching and learning can flourish in a friendly, inclusive and caring school in which children feel safe and happy.
At Mount Pleasant, every child is provided with opportunities to maximise their full learning potential. This is achieved through a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum delivered through creative approaches and using the latest technologies.
Our school community will achieve success because the school fully embodies the following core values of being: Mount Pleasant's 7 Aims are achieved through staff and parents working together on our core values to ensure that every child achieves success by becoming: Aspirational We aim to provide children with the very best of role models who inspire and motivate.
Connected We aim to strengthen teamwork and collaboration to connect learners to their peers, their school and their wider community. Happy We aim to ensure that every child feels happy and safe at school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Music
- Sewing
- Stem
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Choir
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Forest School
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Modeshift STARSRecognised award
- Music MarkMusic
- Sport EnglandRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 130925
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1996
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Bridget Crabtree | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alia Sarwar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joanne Gamble | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Alex Vickers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Tonner | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sajahd Hussain | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Roma Kaushik | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew Cooper | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Timothy Paul Archer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Shafina Akhtar | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Patricia Ann Brook Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rabia Kauser Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record