Ofsted: Good emoji_events #52 in Wirral public Top 77% UK

Black Horse Hill Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Paul Hindle

location_onWirral, CH48 6DR

language Visit Website phone 1516258446

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

49%

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Age Range

7-11

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Black Horse Hill Junior School is a Community school primary school in Wirral, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 77% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Black Horse Hill Junior School is a community school in Wirral, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #52 of 89 primaries in Wirral and #11,491 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 21.7%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading81% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 2.6

-2.3

Write

LA -0.8

-4.0 to -0.6

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.9 to -1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading76% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 1.4

-2.3

Write

LA -1.1

-4.1 to -0.6

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.5 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 56%

Reading68% LA 70%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths62% LA 67%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.4

-3.9 to -0.9

-2.1

Write

LA -0.6

-3.5 to -0.7

-4

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.4 to -2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

14 June 2022

Inspection Report

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08 October 2020

Inspection Report

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21 March 2017

Inspection Report

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05 June 2013

Inspection Report

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18 November 2009

Inspection Report

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04 October 2007

Inspection Report

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06 February 2007

Inspection Report

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17 October 2006

Inspection Report

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16 May 2006

Inspection Report

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23 November 2005

Inspection Report

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01 February 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-03-21

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-05

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 193 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	206	4	1.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	192	3	1.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	189	6	3.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	3	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	11	5.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Black Horse Hill Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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