Rainhill High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Prescot, L35 6NY
- Distance
- 2.3km away
The Sutton Academy
Elton Head Road, St Helens, WA9 5AU
Local ranking4th of 8 secondary schools in St Helens
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1550
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 259
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Higher education
- 29.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
23.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
23.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
19
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 118
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1451
- Boys
- 723 (50%)
- Girls
- 718 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1550 (93% full)
- SEND
- 22.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.4%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 18.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 95.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,213/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.0%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Black African: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
- Black Other: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
91.0%
White British
3.2%
White Other
1.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Elton Head Road
St Helens, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136141
- UKPRN
- 10030494
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
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