52%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
35%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
39.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
58%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
470.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
741
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 19/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySefton
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Hillside High School · Secondary · Sefton
Part ofWADE DEACON TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
52%
+7pp
60%52%45%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
35%
+9pp
35%28%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
Attainment 8
39.8
+4.7
44.539.835.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39.8
EBacc entry
58%
+13pp
58%36%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
EBacc APS
470.5
+88.8
484.1432.9381.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 470.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
741
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
31%
Contact
Address
Breeze Hill, Bootle, L20 9NU
Local authority
Sefton
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 52% | 35% | 39.8 | Not applicable | 58% | 470.5 | 61% | 741 |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 26% | 35.1 | -0.47 | 45% | 381.7 | 46% | 696 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 28% | 40.2 | -0.48 | 43% | 441.5 | 49% | 661 |
| 2021/22 | 60% | 33% | 44.5 | -0.13 | 15% | 454.8 | 34% | 648 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 22% | 40.3 | -0.72 | 38% | 484.1 | 75% | 655 |
| 2017/18 | 46% | 26% | 39.3 | -0.63 | 82% | 510.6 | 82% | 678 |
| 2016/17 | 42% | 28% | 38.6 | -0.66 | 79% | — | 80% | 735 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 741 | 17.3 | 29% | 18% | 55% | 11% | 31% |
| 2023/24 | 696 | 17.5 | 26% | 18% | 56% | 13% | 39% |
| 2022/23 | 661 | 16.7 | 25% | 19% | 54% | 12% | 36% |
| 2021/22 | 648 | 16.0 | 20% | 17% | 53% | 11% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 626 | 16.4 | 20% | 13% | 53% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 655 | 14.8 | 15% | 10% | 55% | 8% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 735 | 13.1 | 11% | 9% | 56% | 8% | 23% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.