Hillside Community Primary School
Primary schoolHillside Community Primary School is a primary school in West Lancashire, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 151 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 9 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Hillside Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, November 2023570 m
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 7% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary. School remains Good, July 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Delph Side Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Holland Moor Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Lancashire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).