Rainford High School

Rainford High School at a glance

Located in St Helens, St. Helens, Rainford High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 1,675 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 50.6 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.8 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 27% of secondary schools nationally.

56% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 78% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Rainford High School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 312 first choices for 258 places. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.9%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. Rainford High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.