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Hillside Primary School

URN
124024
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Hillside Primary School
URN
124024
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

83 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

80

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

84

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#8 of 58 schools in Stoke-on-Trent

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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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: 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 Hillside Primary 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
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Hillside Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 June 2023
Inspection date
21 March 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • 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)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

55

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.83×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Stoke-on-Trent to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

83.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

80.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

77.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

ST2 7AS - Field Avenue, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Contact details

Address
Field Avenue, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Postcode
ST2 7AS
Phone
1782235350
Website
www.hillsideprimary.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Stoke-on-Trent
Local authority code
861

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 267 schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

Authority statistics

Total schools

267

Open schools

116

Closed schools

151

Primary schools

163

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.
  • Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 June 202321 March 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 June 2023
    16 December 201920 November 2019-School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 16 December 2019
    • Good

      Published
      18 June 2023
      Inspected
      21 March 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

      Published
      16 December 2019
      Inspected
      20 November 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    54.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 30

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary163 (64.9%)
    • Secondary34 (13.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other54 (21.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Sporting Stars Academy101 mNot applicableOpen
    Milton Primary Academy546 mPrimaryOpen
    Milton Primary School546 mPrimaryClosed
    Greenways Primary Academy954 mPrimaryOpen
    Greenways Primary School954 mPrimaryClosed
    Carmountside Primary Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Carmountside Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Norton Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    The Excel Academy1.6 kmSecondaryOpen
    • Sporting Stars Academy
      Distance
      101 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Milton Primary Academy
      Distance
      546 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Milton Primary School
      Distance
      546 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Greenways Primary Academy
      Distance
      954 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Stoke-on-Trent)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Hulton Primary SchoolPrimaryST2 8BSClosed
    Abbey Hulton Primary SchoolPrimaryST2 8BSOpen
    Adderley Green Infants' SchoolPrimaryST3 5DHClosed
    Alexandra Infants' SchoolPrimaryST3 4PZClosed
    Alexandra Infants' SchoolPrimaryST3 4PZOpen
    • Abbey Hulton Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      ST2 8BS
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Hulton Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      ST2 8BS
      Status
      Open
    • Adderley Green Infants' School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      ST3 5DH
      Status
      Closed
    • Alexandra Infants' School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      ST3 4PZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Alexandra Infants' School
    Greenways Primary School
    Distance
    954 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Carmountside Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Carmountside Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Norton Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Excel Academy
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    ST3 4PZ
    Status
    Open