Hillside Specialist School and College
Ribchester Road, Preston, PR3 3XB
117 pupils · 118% of 99 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | Not published (small cohort) |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | Not published (small cohort) |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | Not published (small cohort) |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | Not published (small cohort) |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Brook View School 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Highfield Priory School 7.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Stonyhurst College 7.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Sir Tom Finney Community High School 7.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Westholme School 9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Lancashire Education Medical Services 9.2 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.