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Hillside Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Egerton, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale WN8 6DE · hillside-pri.lancs.sch.uk · 01695 724860

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
52%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
151
72% of 210 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
59.8%
First language not English
27.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 18 (Places 19)18September 2023: 13 (Places 18)13September 2024: 26 (Places 27)26September 2025: 17 (Places 17)17September 2026: 14 (Places 14)14Places 14
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202614141100%
September 2025Sept 202517171100%
September 2024Sept 202427261100%
September 2023Sept 202318130.7100%
September 2022Sept 202219180.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 87% (England 61%)87%2017/18: 67% (England 64%)67%2018/19: 76% (England 65%)76%2022/23: 57% (England 60%)57%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 52% (England 62%)52%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼52%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
●103105
●106105

Ofsted

Hillside Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
9 Jul 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
12
6% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲92% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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