Hillside High School is a secondary school located in Bootle. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 22/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Breeze Hill, Bootle, L20 9NU
Website: http://www.hillsidehigh.co.uk
Telephone: 01515252630
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Ryan
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141693

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 970
Number of Pupils: 626
Number of Boys: 326
Number of Girls: 300

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.72 Confidence interval -0.94 to -0.5
Of the 141 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 134 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:38%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:79%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:22%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.43
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cambridge Nursery School
Cambridge Road, Bootle L20 9LQ
518 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Greenacre Community Nursery School
Province Place, L20 6PJ
1,811 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Bedford Primary School
Quarry Road, Bootle L20 9LJ
430 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Margaret Road, Walton L4 3RX
626 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Hale Road, L4 3RL
744 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Northcote Primary School
Cavendish Drive, Walton L9 1HW
882 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Arnot Street, Walton-on-the-Hill L4 4ED
887 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Hillside High School
Breeze Hill, L20 9NU
0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAlsop High School
Queens Drive, L4 6SH
858 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road, L20 6AQ
1,882 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane, Fazakerley L9 7BF
2,407 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street, L5 5AF
2,809 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHugh Baird College
Balliol Road, L20 7EW
1,117 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLiverpool Progressive School
Rice Lane, Walton L9 1NR
602 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Everton Free School
42 Spellow Lane, L4 4DF
1,327 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCavendish View School
99 Cavendish Drive, Walton L9 1NB
1,356 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPeregrinate School
14 Swinderby Drive, Melling L31 1JW
2,273 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTurning Point Academy
Essex House, Bridle Road L30 4UE
2,962 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.