SCHOOL PROFILE

Black Horse Hill Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 150633
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Wirral
Trust OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 169 169 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 53.3% of pupils
Male pupils 79 46.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.3%
9.5 pts above England
School 34.3%
Wirral 32.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.5%
13.8 pts below England
School 6.5%
Wirral 7.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wirral 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.8%
150
Any other White background
2.4%
4
African
1.8%
3
Any other Asian background
1.8%
3
White and Asian
1.8%
3
White and Black African
1.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 39.1% 66 of 169 pupils
18.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 39.1%
Wirral 25.9%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 30.8% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 16.0 pts above
EHC plans 8.3% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 25
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 8
Other difficulty or disability 2
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

44.0% 16.4 pts below England
School 44.0%
Wirral 53.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Wirral 69.0%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Wirral 63.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

56.0%

16.0 pts below England

School 56.0%
Wirral 64.9%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 5.23%
Wirral 7.24%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.23%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.59 pts lower than England
School 13.23%
Wirral 19.16%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.06%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.75 pts lower than England
School 1.06%
Wirral 2.02%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

70.4% 17.8 pts below England
Black Horse Hill Junior School
70.4%
Wirral
87.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information