Hillside High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 141693
- Address
- Breeze Hill, L20 9NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 741 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 17.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.4%
White British 74.2%
African 7.4%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 3.5%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 2%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.61
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 117 |
Admissions
Hillside High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 117
- 3rd preference
- 93
- From another Local Authority
- 222
Offers
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 75
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 74 98 |
| Year 8 | 174 83 91 |
| Year 9 | 147 69 78 |
| Year 10 | 117 52 65 |
| Year 11 | 131 71 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 53.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 26.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 3.5% 3.0% |