Hillside Primary School is a primary school located in Prenton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ridgeview Road, Prenton, CH43 9HG
Website: www.hillside.wirral.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01516779960
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Van Geffen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131587

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 260
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 93
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -6.2 to -1.6
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -6.5 to -2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:28%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB
4out of 4 1,159 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Primary School
Ridgeview Road , CH43 9HG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
St Peter's Way , Noctorum CH43 9QR
3out of 4 419 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Beechwood Drive , Birkenhead CH43 7ZU
2out of 4 1,096 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fender Primary School
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB
2out of 4 1,159 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Townfield Primary School
Townfield Lane , CH43 2LH
3out of 4 1,272 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 624 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 1,194 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Upton Hall School FCJ
Upton , CH49 6LJ
4out of 4 1,827 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 1,959 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 2,412 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ
- not rated 1,860 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY
4out of 4 1,803 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 1,423 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Foxfield School
New Hey Road , CH49 5LF
3out of 4 1,513 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbrook School
Glebe Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HE
4out of 4 1,560 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Meadowside School
Pool Lane , Woodchurch CH49 5LA
2out of 4 1,746 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hayfield School
Manor Drive , Upton CH49 4LN
3out of 4 1,768 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.