Rainhill High School is a secondary school located in Prescot. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/11/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 6NY
Website: http://www.rainhillhighschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01744677205
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Josie Thorogood
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144326

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1550
Number of Pupils: 1794
Number of Boys: 986
Number of Girls: 808

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -0.07 to 0.26
Of the 236 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 234 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:48%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.34
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainhill Community Nursery
Deepdale Drive , Rainhill L35 4NW 		4out of 4 578 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakdene Primary School
Ashton Avenue , Rainhill L35 0QQ 		4out of 4 564 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
School Lane , Rainhill L35 6NN 		3out of 4 584 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Ann's Church of England Primary School
View Road , Rainhill L35 0LQ 		4out of 4 986 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sutton Manor Community Primary School
Forest Road , Sutton Manor WA9 4AT 		3out of 4 1,632 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Longton Lane Community Primary School
Longton Lane , Rainhill L35 8PB 		3out of 4 1,975 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainhill High School
Warrington Road , Rainhill L35 6NY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Cumber Lane , Whiston L35 2XG 		- not rated 2,237 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Sutton Academy
Elton Head Road , WA9 5AU 		2out of 4 2,496 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tower College
Mill Lane , Rainhill L35 6NE 		- not rated 685 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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