Rainhill High School, Prescot | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Rainhill High School

Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot L35 6NY

https://www.rainhillhighschool.org.uk/

Rainhill High School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,830 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In February 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Finances, Environment, Attendance and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Sixth form.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		The Sutton Academy
1.7		Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
2.3		Wade Deacon High School
2.4		Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
2.5		Ormiston Chadwick Academy
3.0		The Prescot School
3.3		St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
3.3		Lord Derby Academy
3.4		De La Salle School
3.7		Great Sankey High School
3.9		St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
4.0		Cowley International College

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very low.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Progress: Below average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is about average, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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