Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 5 May 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Wirral | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 48% | 56% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 78% | 69% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 13% | 25% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Wirral | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 104 | 104 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.
No. Distance only counts when Co-op Academy Hillside has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Co-op Academy Hillside had 168 pupils aged 2 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 260. It is a mixed school.