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Black Horse Hill Infant School

URN
105027
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Black Horse Hill Infant School
URN
105027
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#12 of 57 schools in Wirral

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Black Horse Hill Infant School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
20 March 2024
Inspection date
7 February 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 20 March 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 20 March 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

28

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

53

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

28

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.89×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wirral
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wirral)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.blackhorsehillinfant.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

CH48 6DR - Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

Contact details

Address
Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Postcode
CH48 6DR
Phone
1516255238
Website
www.blackhorsehillinfant.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wirral
Local authority code
344

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Wirral.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

137

Closed schools

115

Primary schools

157

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 20 March 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 20 March 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 20 March 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 20 March 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 March 20247 February 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 20 March 2024
    • Good

      Published
      20 March 2024
      Inspected
      7 February 2024
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    52.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 28

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    44

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary157 (63.1%)
    • Secondary44 (17.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other48 (19.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Black Horse Hill Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Black Horse Hill Junior School0 mPrimaryOpen
    Hilbre High School194 mSecondaryOpen
    Hilbre High School194 mSecondaryClosed
    Calday Grange Grammar School1.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    Calday Grange Grammar School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    West Kirby Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    West Kirby Grammar School1.5 kmSecondaryClosed
    • Black Horse Hill Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Black Horse Hill Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Hilbre High School
      Distance
      194 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Hilbre High School
      Distance
      194 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wirral)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Arrowe Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryCH49 8HEClosed
    Ballantyne Junior SchoolPrimaryCH43 7XGClosed
    Barnston Primary SchoolPrimaryCH60 1XWOpen
    Bedford Drive Primary SchoolPrimaryCH42 6RTOpen
    Bidston Avenue Infant SchoolPrimaryCH41 0DQClosed
    • Arrowe Hill Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH49 8HE
      Status
      Closed
    • Ballantyne Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH43 7XG
      Status
      Closed
    • Barnston Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH60 1XW
      Status
      Open
    • Bedford Drive Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CH42 6RT
      Status
      Open
    • Bidston Avenue Infant School
    Calday Grange Grammar School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Calday Grange Grammar School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • West Kirby Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • West Kirby Grammar School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CH41 0DQ
    Status
    Closed