Hillside Specialist School and CollegeCalder Lodge School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Hillside Specialist School and College and Calder Lodge School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • Hillside Specialist School and College was judged Good and Calder Lodge School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hillside Specialist School and College (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hillside Specialist School and College versus Calder Lodge School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonHillside Specialist School and CollegeCalder Lodge SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range3-19 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll117 48
Capacity99 48
LocationPreston, PR3 3XB PR3 1UL
GCSE results
Cohort5 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census115 47
Free school meals (ever 6)37.4% 0.0%
English as an additional language11.3% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.0% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence29.7% Not reported15.8%

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hillside Specialist School and College

Full profiles: Hillside Specialist School and College · Calder Lodge School