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Hillside Primary School

Primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. Good (Mar 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 March 2023, report published 18 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2027

The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.3 milesMilton Primary Academy

    Primary, Stoke-on-Trent

    Report card, Apr 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected

  2. 0.6 milesGreenways Primary Academy

    Primary, Stoke-on-Trent

    Improved significantly (Jan 2025)

  3. 0.8 milesCarmountside Primary Academy

    Primary, Stoke-on-Trent

    Report card, Jun 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 2 needs attention

  4. 0.9 milesNorton-Le-Moors Primary Academy

    Primary, Stoke-on-Trent

    Good (Sep 2022)

  5. 1.1 milesHolden Lane Academy

    Primary, Stoke-on-Trent

    School remains Good (Mar 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.