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Black Horse Hill Infant School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school

Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 6DR · blackhorsehillinfant.co.uk · 0151 625 5238

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
102
57% of 180 places
Local authority
Wirral
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
22.2%
First language not English
5.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 40 (Places 46)40September 2023: 19 (Places 22)19September 2024: 27 (Places 28)27September 2025: 28 (Places 28)28September 2026: 26 (Places 26)26Places 26
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202626261100%
September 2025Sept 202528281100%
September 2024Sept 202428271100%
September 2023Sept 202322190.9100%
September 2022Sept 202246400.9100%

Ofsted

Black Horse Hill Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
7 Feb 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
98%
Replies
45
33% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲98% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲93% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲98% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 53% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼13% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 16% who had a child bullied

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