Hillside High School (Bootle)
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Hillside High School is a mixed comprehensive
secondary school
located in Bootle
, Merseyside
. The school holds two Specialist status'
is Science
and Languages
.
In September 2004 Hillside became a designated Specialist Science College and gained
redesignation in summer 2008.
In September 2005 four new classrooms were opened for the teaching of Geography
and RS
, the
dining hall was extended to provide a suitable centre for the "Healthy School" Initiative, and two
existing classrooms were renovated and refurbished to provide an additional Science
laboratory
.
Balliol County Secondary School and was on two sites until 1987 when the new building at
Breeze Hill was completed.
Since then, facilities have been upgraded regularly. All the Science
laboratories have been upgraded. ICT
facilities have expanded rapidly and the school has installed a state-of-the-art system of cabling to make the best possible use of the Sefton Learning Grid and broadband
access to the worldwide web.
, Hillside was graded as “Outstanding” overall in their 2007 inspection. Further information or copies of Hillside High Schools report can be found on the Ofsted Website.
Here are some of their findings:
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Bootle
Bootle
Bootle is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England, and a 'Post town' in the L postcode area. Formally known as Bootle-cum-Linacre, the town is 4 miles to the north of Liverpool city centre, and has a total resident population of 77,640.Historically part of...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
. The school holds two Specialist status'
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
is Science
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
and Languages
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
.
In September 2004 Hillside became a designated Specialist Science College and gained
redesignation in summer 2008.
In September 2005 four new classrooms were opened for the teaching of Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
and RS
RS
RS may refer to:- Genetics :A unique submitted SNP record receive a reference SNP ID number . Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DbSNP- Computer-related :* RuneScape, a multiplayer online role playing game...
, the
dining hall was extended to provide a suitable centre for the "Healthy School" Initiative, and two
existing classrooms were renovated and refurbished to provide an additional Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
.
History
Hillside High School was formed in 1972 when Bootle Girls' Grammar School combined withBalliol County Secondary School and was on two sites until 1987 when the new building at
Breeze Hill was completed.
Since then, facilities have been upgraded regularly. All the Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
laboratories have been upgraded. ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
facilities have expanded rapidly and the school has installed a state-of-the-art system of cabling to make the best possible use of the Sefton Learning Grid and broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
access to the worldwide web.
Ofsted report
In the report by OfstedOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
, Hillside was graded as “Outstanding” overall in their 2007 inspection. Further information or copies of Hillside High Schools report can be found on the Ofsted Website.
Here are some of their findings: