64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
38%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1126.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,810
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Rainhill 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
64%
-3pp
78%71%64%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
-5pp
55%48%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
Attainment 8
45.9
-1.4
50.948.445.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.9
EBacc entry
38%
-5pp
48%43%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
EBacc APS
1126.2
-129.6
1291.11157.21023.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1126.2
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
A-level APS
31.3
+2.6
37.433.128.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31.3
A-level value added
-0.30
-0.2
0.0-0.2-0.3
'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
16%
+16pp
17%8%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 16%
Average A-level grade
C
0
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,810
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%
Contact
Address
Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NY
Local authority
St. Helens
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 | 64% | 40% | 45.9 | Not applicable | 38% | 1126.2 | 43% | 1,810 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 45% | 47.3 | -0.12 | 44% | 1255.8 | 49% | 1,852 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 46% | 48.0 | -0.15 | 48% | 1231.2 | 50% | 1,830 |
| 2021/22 | 78% | 55% | 50.9 | -0.18 | 47% | 1291.1 | 47% | 1,838 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 49% | 50.0 | +0.10 | 48% | 1023.3 | 50% | 1,535 |
| 2017/18 | 72% | 50% | 50.9 | +0.01 | 40% | 1074.9 | 45% | 1,508 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 31.3 | C | -0.30 | 16% | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 28.7 | C | -0.06 | 0% | 170 |
| 2022/23 | 31.2 | C | — | 13% | 183 |
| 2021/22 | 37.4 | B- | — | 17% | 152 |
| 2018/19 | 35.0 | B- | -0.12 | 14% | 135 |
| 2017/18 | 31.4 | C | -0.04 | 3% | 118 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,810 | 19.5 | 17% | 4% | 18% | 6% | 16% |
| 2023/24 | 1,852 | 18.2 | 15% | 4% | 19% | 7% | 19% |
| 2022/23 | 1,830 | 18.4 | 15% | 4% | 20% | 8% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 1,838 | 19.7 | 15% | 3% | 19% | 9% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 1,794 | 19.3 | 13% | 3% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,535 | 16.5 | 13% | 1% | 18% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.