76%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
65%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
56.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
66.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
303
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhaseAll-through
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Tower College · All-through · St. Helens
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
76%
-13pp
96%84%71%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
65%
-15pp
79%66%52%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
Attainment 8
56.1
-4.5
60.654.247.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56.1
EBacc entry
0%
-7pp
36%18%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
66.8
-66.2
133.099.966.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
303
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
0%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Mill Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NE
Local authority
St. Helens
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 76% | 65% | 56.1 | Not applicable | 0% | 66.8 | 47% | 303 |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 79% | 60.6 | Not published | 7% | 133.0 | 38% | 464 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 53% | 48.7 | Not published | 6% | 123.3 | 24% | 447 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 52% | 47.8 | Not published | 0% | 109.0 | 15% | 427 |
| 2018/19 | 96% | 60% | 55.2 | Not published | 36% | 113.5 | 92% | 340 |
| 2017/18 | 97% | 83% | 68.2 | Not published | 50% | 168.7 | 97% | 324 |
| 2016/17 | 90% | 86% | 61.9 | Not published | 10% | — | 29% | 325 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 303 | — | 0% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 464 | — | 1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 447 | — | 10% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 427 | — | 6% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 415 | — | 9% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 340 | — | 14% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 324 | — | 1% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 325 | — | 1% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.