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Hillside Specialist School and College
Lancashire·Not applicable·North West·Community special school·PR3 3XB
URN: 131479
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Attainment 8
England avg 47.6 · 2025/2026 (provisional)
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Progress 8
No published value in available years
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5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2025/2026 (provisional)
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EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2025/2026
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What the data says
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Academic outcomes
Academic data not assessed
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupil progress
Limited progress data
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
Getting a place
Admissions realism: not yet assessed
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Watch-outs
- Small cohort (8 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
What to do next
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lancashire for local comparison.
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Ofsted InadequateAttainment 8 75.5Progress 8 +0.36
Compare with Hillside Specialist School and CollegeLancaster Girls' Grammar School
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 72.1Progress 8 +0.69
Compare with Hillside Specialist School and CollegeLancaster Royal Grammar School
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 71.6Progress 8 +0.59
Compare with Hillside Specialist School and CollegeClitheroe Royal Grammar School
Ofsted OutstandingAttainment 8 70.8Progress 8 +0.55
Compare with Hillside Specialist School and CollegePreston Muslim Girls High School
Attainment 8 61.7Progress 8 +1.06
Compare with Hillside Specialist School and CollegeSchool information
| URN | 131479 |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Community special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-19 |
| Headteacher | Acting Head Teacher Paul Leaper |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | PR3 3XB |
| Pupils | 115 |
| FSM eligible | 37.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Ribchester Road, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3XB
http://www.hillside.lancs.sch.uk1772782205| DfE number | 7109 |
| UKPRN | 10017835 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |