Hillside High School
Academy sponsor led in Bootle, Sefton.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 785 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 921 |
| Free school meals | 56.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | WADE DEACON TRUST |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Address | Breeze Hill, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 9NU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.hillsidehigh.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01515252630 |
| URN | 141693 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 September 2023, published 17 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Alsop High School (secondary school, about 0.8 km)
- King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- North Liverpool Academy (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco (secondary school, about 2.9 km)
- Litherland High School (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- The Academy of St Francis of Assisi (secondary school, about 4.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.