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Rainhill High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot L35 6NY · rainhillhighschool.org.uk · 01744 677205

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.9
average Attainment 8 score. St. Helens 41.8, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,535
99% of 1,550 places
Local authority
St. Helens
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
16.8%
First language not English
4.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Stephenson Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 269 families put the school first and 292 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 291 (Places 287)291September 2023: 302 (Places 305)302September 2024: 280 (Places 297)280September 2025: 279 (Places 291)279September 2026: 269 (Places 292)269Places 292
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262922690.996%
September 2025Sept 20252912791100%
September 2024Sept 20242972800.999%
September 2023Sept 2023305302193%
September 2022Sept 20222872911▲93%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 40.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across St. Helens it was 41.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 52.1 (England 46.3)52.12017/18: 50.9 (England 46.5)50.92018/19: 50.0 (England 46.7)50.02021/22: 50.9 (England 48.8)50.92022/23: 48.0 (England 46.3)48.02023/24: 47.3 (England 45.9)47.32024/25: 45.9 (England 46.0)45.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.946.0
▼40.5%45.4%
●64.3%64.8%
●38.5%40.5%
▼3.874.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104830)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form16.8−2.9
Sixth form college34.7−0.7
Further education37.3+7
Apprenticeship2.6−0.8
Employment2−0.4
Not in a lasting destination4.3−3.2
Activity not captured2.3+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.0 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 30.9 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 31.4 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 35.0 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 37.4 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 31.2 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 28.7 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 31.3 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
51 studentsC (31.3)Below average -0.30
52 studentsC (31.2)Below average -0.31
79 studentsDist (33.9)Average +0.16
15.8%AAB or better
94.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2452C (28.7)-0.06
2022/2378C (31.2)—
2021/2273B- (37.4)—
2018/1988B- (35)-0.12
2017/1880C (31.4)-0.04
2016/1796C (30.9)+0.02
2015/16124C (29)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University25.9−11.1
Further and other education18.5+10.6
Further education3.7+3
Other education14.8+7.6
Apprenticeship7.4−4.2
Employment27.8+4.6
Not in a lasting destination11.7−3.5
Activity not captured8.6+3.5

Ofsted

Rainhill High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
22 Feb 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Feb 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (242 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
54%
Replies
242
13% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼67% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼69% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼48% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼66% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼68% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼55% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼49% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼49% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼35% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼38% agreeEngland 67%

based on 70 parents (29%) with SEND

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