OFSTED
19 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Sefton
Trust
WADE DEACON TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
785
785 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
421
53.6% of pupils
Male pupils
364
46.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
32.1 pts
above England
School
56.9%
Sefton
26.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Sefton
8.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Sefton
1.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.0%
581
African
6.8%
53
Any other White background
6.1%
48
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
21
Any other Asian background
2.4%
19
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
33.4%
262 of
785 pupils
12.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.8
0.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.47 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.36 pts
higher than
England
School
10.58%
Sefton
6.89%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.56 pts
higher than
England
School
31.38%
Sefton
18.13%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.70 pts
higher than
England
School
6.50%
Sefton
2.08%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.2%
7.1 pts
below England
Hillside High School
85.2%
Sefton
92.2%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.