Hillside High School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Bootle (Sefton).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
As Executive Principal I am both proud and delighted to welcome you to Hillside High School.
Having children of my own, I appreciate that choosing the right secondary school for your child is one of the most important decisions that you will make and by reading this prospectus, and visiting the school, I hope that you will see why I believe that Hillside High School is the best choice.
The whole team of staff at Hillside is committed to making the best choices for our pupils and to putting them at the fore of everything that we do. Our pupils get one chance at their education and we are determined that they get the very best that we can give.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Coding
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Stem
Key facts
- URN
- 141693
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Cunliffe | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Julia Anderson-Nicholls | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Miss Helen Roby | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Deborah Faulkner | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Joanne Boulton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Brook | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Dr Paul Sapple | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Emma Gee Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lesley Gee Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amanda Ryan Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
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