Hillside Primary School
Field Avenue, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Schonau
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 124024
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782235350
About this school
Hillside Primary School is a community primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 78% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 22% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 97% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 88% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hillside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillside Primary School compares
Hillside Primary School ranked 9th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.7% | 13.5% | 224 | — |
| Milton Primary Academy | 72% | 3.9% | 32.9% | 404 | 0.3 miles |
| Greenways Primary Academy | 71% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Carmountside Primary Academy | 32% | 6.7% | 67.2% | 196 | 0.8 miles |
| Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy | 83% | 4.4% | 42.8% | 233 | 0.9 miles |
| Holden Lane Academy | 77% | 4.6% | 61% | 222 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 21 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report20 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 3.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Milton Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Greenways Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Carmountside Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Holden Lane Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Hillside Primary School ranks 21st of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillside Primary School teach?
- Hillside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillside Primary School is Mrs Karen Schonau, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hillside Primary School?
- Hillside Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillside Primary School full?
- Hillside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 224 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hillside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hillside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillside Primary School compare with other schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Hillside Primary School ranked 9th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillside Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillside Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.