Rainford High SchoolUp Holland High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Rainford High School and Up Holland High School are secondary schools.
Rainford High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Up Holland High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Up Holland High School is ahead on our composite score.
Rainford High School was judged the expected standard and Up Holland High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.2 for Rainford High School and 50.0 for Up Holland High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Rainford High School (53.4 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St HelensRainford High School | WiganUp Holland High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 8 in St Helens | 62nd of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,646 | 874 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 900 | |
| Location | St Helens, WA11 8NY | Wigan, WN5 7AL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 Stronger figure | 50.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.1% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.3% Stronger figure | 67.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 287 | 158 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 96 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 28.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,675 | 861 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.7% | 23.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 6.4% | |
| SEN support | 17.1% | 6.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.6% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.6% Stronger figure | 22.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Rainford High School
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