Secondary
Rainford High School
Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8NY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1646 of 1650 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- EVERYONE MATTERS SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
56%
50.6
3rd of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in St Helens we can score - 14 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 |
| Entered the EBacc | 48% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.74 |
| A level students | 96 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 66% |
| 22/23 | 53% |
| 23/24 | 48% |
| 24/25 | 56% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.5 |
| 22/23 | 31.4 |
| 23/24 | 32.3 |
| 24/25 | 28.7 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.07 |
| 22/23 | +0.03 |
| 23/24 | +0.03 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53.4 |
| 22/23 | 50.4 |
| 23/24 | 47.8 |
| 24/25 | 50.6 |
Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8NY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
St. Helens admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Ian Young
- Address
- Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8NY
- Telephone
- 01744885914