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Helsby Hillside Primary School

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

personMr Adam Khan

location_onFrodsham, WA6 9LN

language Visit Website phone 1928722991

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Helsby Hillside Primary School is a Community school primary school in Frodsham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Helsby Hillside Primary School is a community school in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #56 of 116 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #8,010 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%

Reading86% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 70%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.4

-0.9 to 3.6

0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.0 to 2.2

0.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading87% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.1 to 2.2

-1.2

Write

LA -0.7

-3.2 to 0.8

2.3

Maths

LA -0.4

0.4 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%

Reading88% LA 77%

Writing79% LA 73%

Maths94% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.4

-1.3 to 2.7

-2.4

Write

LA -1.1

-4.4 to -0.4

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 November 2021

Inspection Report

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04 October 2016

Inspection Report

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28 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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18 January 2007

Inspection Report

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27 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-04

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-09-28

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)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 197 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	216	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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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Helsby Hillside Primary 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

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Woodfall Primary and Nursery School

Charles Darwin Community Primary School

Victoria Road Primary School

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

Elton Primary School

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School