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Hillside Community Primary School

Community school · Skelmersdale · WN8 6DE

Ages 4–11 · 151 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

8.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-09

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.2%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
152

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill72%

151 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
151
Boys / girls
80 / 71
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
151 / 210 (72%)
Free school meals
59.8%
FSM pupils
79
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Adell Smith

Location

Address
Egerton, Tanhouse
Postcode
WN8 6DE
Town
Skelmersdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, 151 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 59.8%.

Open schools in Skelmersdale
28
Primary schools in Skelmersdale
19
Academies among open schools in Skelmersdale
11% (3)
Open schools in WN8
32
Primary in WN8
24
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SkelmersdaleNear WN8

Contact

Headteacher
Adell Smith
Telephone
01695724860
Website
www.hillside-pri.lancs.sch.uk

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