Hillside Community Primary School
Egerton, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Adell Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 119298
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695724860
About this school
Hillside Community Primary School is a community primary school in Skelmersdale. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillside Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 65% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 65% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 73% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hillside Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillside Community Primary School compares
Hillside Community Primary School ranked 327th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 7.1% | 62% | 151 | — |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 7% | 12.5% | 57.4% | 145 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 72% | 7.9% | 48.8% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Delph Side Community Primary School | 73% | 5.8% | 54.6% | 251 | 0.4 miles |
| Holland Moor Primary School | 74% | 5.8% | 39.9% | 412 | 0.5 miles |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School | 65% | 6.8% | 57% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 9 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report23 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 18.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale0.4 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Delph Side Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Holland Moor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
Other schools in Skelmersdale
Hillside Community Primary School ranks 15th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Skelmersdale.
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primary
- Cobbs Brow School Primary
- Crawford Village Primary School Primary
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primary
- Delph Side Community Primary School Primary
- Holland Moor Primary School Primary
- Little Digmoor Primary School Primary
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillside Community Primary School teach?
- Hillside Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Skelmersdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillside Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillside Community Primary School is Adell Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillside Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillside Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hillside Community Primary School?
- Hillside Community Primary School has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hillside Community Primary School full?
- Hillside Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 151 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hillside Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillside Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillside Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillside Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hillside Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillside Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Hillside Community Primary School ranked 327th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillside Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillside Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillside Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillside Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.