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Primary school in Wirral

Black Horse Hill Infant School

Saughall Massie Road, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH48 6DR

Ofsted Good · 2024
School website 01516255238

Ofsted

Goodas at 7 February 2024

Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2024.

Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.

Read the Ofsted report

Pupils

Pupils on roll
102
Places
180
How full
57% full — 102 of 180 places taken, so places are likely to be available
Girls / boys
48 / 54
Overall absence
6%

primary schools average 5.2%

Persistently absent
12%

primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions

Free school meals, last 6 years
26%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
7%

England 18.7%

With an EHC plan
3%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
19%

England 15%

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Wirral 026D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
29%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
21%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
57%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
28%

England 17%

Households with no car
25%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
46%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
Ages 3–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Yes
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Julie Morris
Local authority
Wirral
Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Constituency
Wirral West
URN
105027

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest primary schools

SchoolOfstedExpected standardDistance
Black Horse Hill Junior SchoolAcademy converter Good 2022 44% 0 mi
West Kirby Primary SchoolCommunity school Good 2023 81% 0.9 mi
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter No grade 0.9 mi
Avalon SchoolOther independent school No grade 1 mi
Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter Good 2023 1.3 mi
Greasby Infant SchoolCommunity school No grade 1.7 mi
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter Outstanding 2023 86% 1.8 mi
Greasby Junior SchoolAcademy converter No grade 70% 1.8 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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