Academy converter · Wirral

Co-op Academy Hillside

2–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149838URN

Ridgeview Road, Prenton, CH43 9HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

17 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Wirral median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

17 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Hillside Primary School (URN 131587), the previous school.

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	11	17	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2025	11	15	1.4	11	1.00
Sep 2024	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2023 *	19	23	1.2	15	0.79
Sep 2022 *	16	27	1.7	14	0.88
Sep 2021 *	19	29	1.5	16	0.84
Sep 2020 *	23	40	1.7	20	0.87
Sep 2019 *	23	27	1.2	19	0.83
Sep 2018 *	29	39	1.3	22	0.76
Sep 2017 *	30	38	1.3	31	1.03
Sep 2016 *	26	33	1.3	22	0.85
Sep 2015 *	23	31	1.4	17	0.74
Sep 2014 *	22	33	1.5	19	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 52% · Maths 74% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%51st of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	105	103
2023/24	46%	0%	102	100
2022/23	29%	0%	100	96

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

Co-op Academy HillsideThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2023

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Fender Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

2026

1.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Townfield Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

2026

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bidston Avenue Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Wirral

2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
1.6 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 55%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149838 · 344/2279
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Capacity: 260 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 47.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2023
Replaced: Hillside Primary School (URN 131587)
Address: Ridgeview Road, Prenton, CH43 9HG
Local authority: Wirral

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