Hillside Specialist School and College is a school located in Preston. 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 08/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ribchester Road, Preston, PR3 3XB
Website: http://www.hillside.lancsngfl.ac.uk
Telephone: 01772782205
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Leaper
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131479

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 99
Number of Pupils: 94
Number of Boys: 72
Number of Girls: 22

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5 Confidence interval -9.1 to -1
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.4 Confidence interval -10.1 to -2.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -8 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Berry Lane , Longridge PR3 3JA 		3out of 4 1,520 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Wilfrid's Terrace , Longridge PR3 3WQ 		3out of 4 2,109 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barnacre Road Primary School
Barnacre Road , Longridge PR3 2PD 		3out of 4 2,233 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cecilia's RC High School
Chapel Hill , Longridge PR3 2XA 		3out of 4 1,809 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge High School
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3AR 		2out of 4 1,928 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Specialist School and College
Ribchester Road , Longridge PR3 3XB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Brook View School
Ward Green Lane , Ribchester PR3 3YB 		- not rated 1,372 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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