Co-op Academy Hillside
Ridgeview Road, Prenton, CH43 9HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennie Hamer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 149838
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516779960
About this school
Co-op Academy Hillside is a primary academy in Prenton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 177 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Hillside, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Hillside has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Hillside compares
Co-op Academy Hillside ranked 52nd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.5% | 50% | 177 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 8.3% | 72% | 216 | 0.2 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 56% | 6.7% | 60.9% | 117 | 0.6 miles |
| Fender Primary School | 41% | 11.1% | 62.1% | 275 | 0.7 miles |
| Townfield Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 487 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.6% | 67.5% | 99 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.53%
- Persistent absence
- 17.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Manor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Fender Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Townfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prenton
Other schools in Prenton
Co-op Academy Hillside ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Prenton.
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School Primary
- Prenton Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ridgeway High School Secondary
- St Anselm's College Secondary
- Birkenhead High School Academy All-through
- The Observatory School Special schools
- Birkenhead School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Co-op Academy Hillside teach?
- Co-op Academy Hillside teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Prenton.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Hillside?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Hillside is Mrs Jennie Hamer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Hillside been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Hillside, 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 Co-op Academy Hillside?
- Co-op Academy Hillside has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Hillside full?
- Co-op Academy Hillside has capacity for 260 pupils and 177 on roll (68%), so it has space against 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 Co-op Academy Hillside a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Hillside has no designated religious character.
- Does Co-op Academy Hillside have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Hillside as having nursery classes.
- Is Co-op Academy Hillside part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Hillside is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Co-op Academy Hillside have?
- The schools register lists Co-op Academy Hillside's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Co-op Academy Hillside's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2023/24 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Hillside compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Co-op Academy Hillside ranked 52nd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Hillside's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Hillside's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Hillside's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Hillside'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 10 July 2026.