Helsby Hillside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.245 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Helsby Hillside Primary School is a primary school in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (community school). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Helsby Hillside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.245 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 1.245 miles, further than in 2025 and 2016; in 5 of the 11 years with a published outcome, every applicant was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 8.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 15.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bates Lane, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 9LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Helsby Hillside enjoy coming to school.”
- “They arrive each morning to a warm welcome from staff and their friends.”
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, settle quickly to morning activities.”
To improve
- “However, these pupils do not achieve as well as their non-disadvantaged peers.”
- “For example, in writing, some disadvantaged pupils make errors in spelling and vocabulary.”
- “Most pupils come to school regularly, although this needs to continue to improve for a small number of pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Alvanley and Manley Village School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Horn's Mill Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Frodsham CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Frodsham Manor House Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Frodsham Primary Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Elton Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published