Hillside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Hillside Primary School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Field Avenue, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7AS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 224 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of Hillside Primary School.”
- “They are friendly and welcoming and make the school a happy place to learn.”
- “Pupils and staff get on well together.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects leaders have not always ensured that assessment identifies the small steps pupils should take to be successful, so pupils do not always progress as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (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) | 77% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Stoke-on-Trent published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Milton Primary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenways Primary Academy 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Carmountside Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Holden Lane Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Smallthorne Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- New Ford Academy 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published