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Black Horse Hill Junior School

Primary · Wirral · CH48 6DR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 June 2022

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At a glance

169 pupils · 70% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
34.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
26.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.blackhorsehill-junior.wirral.sch.uk
URN
150633

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 June 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

48 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
44%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school44%
Median of its 12 closest peers56%
Wirral average56.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior SchoolSheffield · 78 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Chiseldon Primary & Nursery SchoolSwindon · 142 miles awayGood62%
Gosberton AcademySpalding · 130 miles awayGood80%
Anstey Junior SchoolAlton · 179 miles awayNo current grade37%
Lambourn CofE Primary SchoolHungerford · 147 miles awayGood48%
Westfield Primary SchoolBerkhamsted · 155 miles awayRequires improvement30%
Moulton SchoolNorthwich · 29 miles awayExpected standard64%
Belmont Community Primary SchoolGrantham · 110 miles awayRequires improvement39%
St John's Catholic Primary School, CamborneCamborne · 237 miles awayExpected standard85%
The Grange AcademyLetchworth Garden City · 156 miles awayExpected standard64%
Marsden Junior SchoolHuddersfield · 53 miles awayExpected standard73%
Wood End Primary SchoolAtherstone · 84 miles awayGood50%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 89% (Wirral 85%, England 60%) · Any other White background 2% (Wirral 2%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Wirral 1%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Wirral 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Wirral 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Wirral 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Wirral 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Wirral 0%, England 5%) · White Irish 1% (Wirral 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.56 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wirral: 2.19 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

30.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,956; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,838
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£142,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier59.1%62.3%
Social housing27.6%17.1%
Privately rented13.3%20.5%
Detached houses10.6%22.9%
Flats7.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007263 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,000239 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£244,500–£435,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (86)£455,000
Semi-detached (112)£285,000
Terraced (28)£230,000
Flat (13)£163,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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