Hillside Community Primary School is a primary school located in Skelmersdale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 09/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Egerton, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address: Egerton, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DE
Website: www.hillside-pri.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01695724860
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Angela Aspinwall-Livesey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119298

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 192
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.6
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Community Primary School
Egerton , Tanhouse WN8 6DE 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Blakehall , WN8 9AZ 		3out of 4 649 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Flamstead , Birch Green WN8 6PF 		3out of 4 718 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Delph Side Community Primary School
Eskdale , Tanhouse WN8 6ED 		3out of 4 722 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holland Moor Primary School
Cornbrook , WN8 9AG 		4out of 4 953 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JN 		2out of 4 2,847 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW 		3out of 4 2,948 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane , Lathom L40 6JJ 		3out of 4 3,237 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road , WN8 9AL 		- not rated 477 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4out of 4 620 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope High School
Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		3out of 4 1,515 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		4out of 4 3,141 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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