78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
56%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
48%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1254.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,675
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 15/09/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Rainford High School · Secondary with sixth form · St. Helens
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
+6pp
81%77%72%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
56%
+8pp
66%57%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
Attainment 8
50.6
+2.8
53.450.647.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.6
EBacc entry
48%
+6pp
48%36%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
EBacc APS
1254.4
+50.6
1288.31219.51150.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1254.4
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
A-level APS
28.7
-3.5
38.533.628.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.7
A-level value added
-0.26
-0.1
-0.1-0.2-0.3
'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
-3pp
25%15%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 12%
Average A-level grade
C
0
BC+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,675
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8NY
Local authority
St. Helens
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 78% | 56% | 50.6 | Not applicable | 48% | 1254.4 | 52% | 1,675 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 48% | 47.8 | +0.03 | 42% | 1203.8 | 44% | 1,716 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 53% | 50.4 | +0.03 | 43% | 1266.4 | 45% | 1,652 |
| 2021/22 | 81% | 66% | 53.4 | +0.07 | 24% | 1288.3 | 34% | 1,620 |
| 2018/19 | 74% | 50% | 50.8 | -0.11 | 31% | 1150.6 | 45% | 1,588 |
| 2017/18 | 82% | 67% | 55.5 | -0.09 | 15% | 1094.9 | 17% | 1,581 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.7 | C | -0.26 | 12% | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 32.3 | C+ | -0.21 | 14% | 120 |
| 2022/23 | 31.4 | C | — | 6% | 88 |
| 2021/22 | 38.5 | B | — | 25% | 106 |
| 2018/19 | 32.7 | C+ | -0.10 | 15% | 108 |
| 2017/18 | 32.1 | C+ | -0.17 | 24% | 127 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,675 | 17.8 | 26% | 2% | 16% | 6% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 1,716 | 18.2 | 24% | 2% | 15% | 7% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 1,652 | 17.2 | 21% | 1% | 15% | 6% | 15% |
| 2021/22 | 1,620 | 17.4 | 19% | 1% | 15% | 8% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 1,670 | 17.6 | 19% | 1% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,588 | 17.3 | 16% | 1% | 17% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.3 | — | — | — | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.