Rainhill High SchoolRainford High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Rainhill High School and Rainford High School are secondary schools.
Rainhill High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rainford High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rainford High School is ahead on our composite score.
Rainhill High School was judged Good and Rainford High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.9 for Rainhill High School and 50.6 for Rainford High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Rainhill High School (50.9 in 2021-22, 45.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Rainford High School (53.4 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrescotRainhill High School | St HelensRainford High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 9 in St Helens | 1st of 9 in St Helens Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,810 | 1,675 | |
| Capacity | 1,550 | 1,650 | |
| Location | Prescot, L35 6NY | St Helens, WA11 8NY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 50.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40.5% | 56.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.3% | 78.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.5% | 47.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | 4.43 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 291 | 283 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 51 | 96 | |
| A-level average points | 31.3 Stronger figure | 28.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.9 Stronger figure | 31.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.8% Stronger figure | 11.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,810 | 1,675 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.4% | 15.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.5% | 2.0% | |
| SEN support | 13.5% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 8.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.3% Stronger figure | 16.6% | 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
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
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.
Rainhill High School
Rainford High School
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