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
- 696 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 17.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.2%
- Persistent absence
- 35.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.1%
White British 74.3%
Other White 7%
African 7%
Other 2.7%
Mixed 2.3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.45
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Hillside High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 190
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 101
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 169 82 87 |
| Year 8 | 150 71 79 |
| Year 9 | 117 52 65 |
| Year 10 | 131 71 60 |
| Year 11 | 129 67 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 49.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 31.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |