Hillside Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Hillside Community Primary School is a primary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Egerton, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 151 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, content and caring at this school.”
- “They enjoy discovering new learning, as well as socialising and engaging in activities with their friends.”
- “The strong and trusting bonds that pupils form with their peers and with staff are the foundations upon which the success of the school is built.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the school has not ensured that teachers routinely revisit and reinforce pupils’ prior learning.”
- “This means that some pupils do not commit previous learning to their long-term memory.”
- “Nonetheless, some pupils’ absence remains too high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Delph Side Community Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Holland Moor Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Woodland Community Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement
- Little Digmoor Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged