Community school · Lancashire

Hillside Community Primary School

4–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119298URN

Egerton, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

25 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

9 July 2024
Graded inspection: Good
23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	25	1.8	14	1.00
Sep 2025	17	36	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2024	27	42	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2023	18	27	1.5	13	0.72
Sep 2022	19	36	1.9	18	0.95
Sep 2021	19	44	2.3	19	1.00
Sep 2020	20	35	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2019	24	59	2.5	21	0.88
Sep 2018	24	44	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2017	30	62	2.1	34	1.13
Sep 2016	22	51	2.3	19	0.86
Sep 2015	24	43	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2014	30	53	1.8	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 74% · Maths 70% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%321st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	4%	103	103
2023/24	65%	0%	103	104
2022/23	57%	4%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hillside Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Delph Side Community Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Holland Moor Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Woodland Community Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Little Digmoor Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119298 · 888/2526
Capacity: 210 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 59.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Egerton, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DE
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources