Rainford High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 15 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
St. Helens
Unique reference
144327
Address
Higher Lane, Rainford, WA11 8NY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1716 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
1.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.1%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.5%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 1.4%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.03
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.35
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 43%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 53%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.4
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.4
Local authority average 3.62
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
MultimediaTechnical Award66
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award36
Speech & DramaTechnical Award32
Art & DesignGCSE3
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE18
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE24
BiologyGCSE97
Business Studies:SingleGCSE2
ChemistryGCSE95
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE46
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Rainford High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
270
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
320
2nd preference
199
3rd preference
106
From another Local Authority
173
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
262
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
46
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
303
153
150
Year 8
293
135
158
Year 9
287
136
151
Year 10
289
131
158
Year 11
289
138
151
Year 12
134
74
60
Year 13
121
69
52
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
80.7%
85.6%
Further education
16.0%
34.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
44.0%
19.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
27.0%
26.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
6.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
8.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.5%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
63.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
12.0%
18.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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