Hillside High School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Hillside High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sefton, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 785 pupils. Hillside High School is part of Wade Deacon Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 39.8
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 34.6%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.62
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
46%Boys
54%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 785
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- Wade Deacon Trust
Inspection history
3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2023 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| 3 May 2018 | Requires improvement | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Inadequate |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 3 miles of Sefton.
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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Sefton · 1.1 mi
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool · 1.4 mi
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Liverpool · 1.6 mi
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool · 1.7 mi
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Sefton · 1.8 mi
Litherland High School
Sefton · 2.3 mi
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool · 2.5 mi