Community school · Stoke-on-Trent

Hillside Primary School

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124024URN

Field Avenue, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.9 above Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

65 applications for 28 places · 2nd of 63 in Stoke-on-Trent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

21 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good
20 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4) close to England median (2.2)

65 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.4
2025 1.8; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2024 2.0; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2023 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2022 2.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2020 2.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2019 2.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2018 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2017 2.7; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2014 2.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Stoke-on-Trent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	65	2.3	26	0.93
Sep 2025	30	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2024	19	37	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2023	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2022	29	72	2.5	30	1.03
Sep 2021	30	75	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2020	28	73	2.6	28	1.00
Sep 2019	28	71	2.5	35	1.25
Sep 2018	29	65	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	67	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	78	2.6	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 83% · Maths 80% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%8th of 64 in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Stoke-on-Trent 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Stoke-on-Trent 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Stoke-on-Trent 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Stoke-on-Trent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	13%	105	105
2023/24	78%	22%	107	109
2022/23	75%	13%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hillside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Milton Primary Academy
0.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Greenways Primary Academy
1.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Improved significantly2025

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Carmountside Primary Academy
1.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.5applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy
1.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2022

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Holden Lane Academy
1.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Marys Catholic Academy
2.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Smallthorne Primary Academy
2.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
New Ford Academy
2.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124024 · 861/2109
Capacity: 210 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Field Avenue, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7AS
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources