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
Cambridge Nursery School
Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ
3out of 4 518 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenacre Community Nursery School
Province Place , L20 6PJ
3out of 4 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
Bedford Primary School
Quarry Road , Bootle L20 9LJ
3out of 4 430 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Margaret Road , Walton L4 3RX
4out of 4 626 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Hale Road , L4 3RL
4out of 4 744 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Northcote Primary School
Cavendish Drive , Walton L9 1HW
3out of 4 882 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Arnot Street , Walton-on-the-Hill L4 4ED
3out of 4 887 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside High School
Breeze Hill , L20 9NU
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Alsop High School
Queens Drive , L4 6SH
- not rated 858 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road , L20 6AQ
2out of 4 1,882 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane , Fazakerley L9 7BF
2out of 4 2,407 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street , L5 5AF
2out of 4 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
Hugh Baird College
Balliol Road , L20 7EW
- not rated 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
Liverpool Progressive School
Rice Lane , Walton L9 1NR
- not rated 602 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Everton Free School
42 Spellow Lane , L4 4DF
3out of 4 1,327 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Cavendish View School
99 Cavendish Drive , Walton L9 1NB
- not rated 1,356 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Peregrinate School
14 Swinderby Drive , Melling L31 1JW
- not rated 2,273 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Turning Point Academy
Essex House , Bridle Road L30 4UE
- not rated 2,962 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.