Rainford High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Higher Lane
 Rainford
 St Helens
 Merseyside WA11 8NY
Telephone: 01744 885914

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Rainford High Technology College
Trust: Everyone Matters Schools Trust
Sponsor: Everyone Matters Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Ian Young
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 96.09 / 40.86
Non-teaching Staff*: 69.02
Number of pupils: 1675
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.4
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 15.50% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 37.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 5.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 8.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: St. Helens
Constituency: St Helens North
Electoral Ward: Rainford
School Number: 3424050

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 13th January 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Rainford CofE Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. A.R.T.S. Education (0.7km) show on map
  5. Crawford Village Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  6. Moss View School (3.4km) show on map
  7. Little Digmoor Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  8. Hope High School (3.7km) show on map
  9. Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  10. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  11. Moorside Community Primary Academy School (4.2km) show on map
  12. Holland Moor Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  13. Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery (4.4km) show on map
  14. Delph Side Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  15. Hillside Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  16. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  17. St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (4.8km) show on map
  18. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  19. Trinity Church of England/Methodist School (4.9km) show on map
  20. Up Holland High School (5.0km) show on map
  21. West Lancashire Community High School (5.0km) show on map
  22. Kingsbury Primary Special School (5.0km) show on map
  23. Brookfield Park Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  24. St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (5.0km) show on map
  25. Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  26. Bleak Hill Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  27. Crow Orchard Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  28. Elm Tree Community Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  29. St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell (5.2km) show on map
  30. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  31. St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church o... (5.2km) show on map
  32. Progress Arc Billinge School (5.2km) show on map
  33. Cowley International College (5.3km) show on map
  34. Billinge Chapel End Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  35. St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge (5.4km) show on map
  36. Woodland Community Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  37. Carr Mill Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  38. Rivington Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  39. Orrell Holgate Academy (5.7km) show on map
  40. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  41. St Julie's Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  42. Winstanley College (5.8km) show on map
  43. Cobbs Brow School (5.8km) show on map
  44. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  45. Lathom High School : A Technology College (5.9km) show on map
  46. De La Salle School (6.0km) show on map
  47. Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  48. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School (6.1km) show on map
  49. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street (6.3km) show on map
  50. St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (6.3km) show on map
  51. St Marie's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  52. Eccleston Mere Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  53. Eastcroft Park School (6.4km) show on map
  54. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  55. St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  56. This Is My Education - TIME (6.5km) show on map
  57. Launchpad Centre (6.5km) show on map
  58. St Peter's Catholic High School (6.6km) show on map
  59. Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens (6.7km) show on map
  60. Maharishi Free School (6.7km) show on map
  61. Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Prim... (6.8km) show on map
  62. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  63. Northwood Community Primary School (With Desi... (6.8km) show on map
  64. St Helens College (6.8km) show on map
  65. Ravenscroft Community Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  66. Ashurst Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  67. Park Brow Community Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  68. All Saints Catholic High School (7.1km) show on map
  69. St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  70. Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England P... (7.2km) show on map
  71. Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary... (7.2km) show on map
  72. Merton Bank Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  73. TMP College (7.3km) show on map
  74. St Laurence's Catholic Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  75. Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (7.3km) show on map
  76. St John's CofE Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  77. Kirkby CofE Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  78. Winstanley Community Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  79. Dean Trust Wigan (7.4km) show on map
  80. Carmel College (7.4km) show on map
  81. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  82. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (7.6km) show on map
  83. Garswood Primary and Nursery School (7.6km) show on map
  84. St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College (7.6km) show on map
  85. Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Prim... (7.7km) show on map
  86. Rectory CofE Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  87. St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  88. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan (7.8km) show on map
  89. Millbrook Community Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  90. Learn 4 Life School (7.9km) show on map
  91. Activate (7.9km) show on map
  92. Knowsley Village School (7.9km) show on map
  93. Bluebell Park School (8.0km) show on map
  94. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan (8.1km) show on map
  95. Legh Vale Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  96. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  97. Martha H School (8.1km) show on map
  98. Kirkby High School (8.1km) show on map
  99. Allanson Street Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  100. Thatto Heath Community Primary School (8.3km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. Kinver High School and Sixth Form, Stourbridge
  2. Helsby High School, Frodsham
  3. Ulverston Victoria High School
  4. Elizabeth Woodville School, Roade
  5. Richmond School & Sixth Form College
  6. The Corsham School
  7. Weald School, The, Billingshurst
  8. Chipping Campden School
  9. The Cotswold Academy, Cheltenham
  10. St Laurence School, Bradford-on-Avon
  11. Knutsford Academy
  12. Wollaston School, Wellingborough
  13. Guiseley School, Leeds
  14. Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
  15. The Bewdley School
  16. Norton Hill Academy, Radstock
  17. Lavington School, Devizes
  18. Guilsborough Academy, Northampton
  19. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne
  20. Wombourne High School, Wolverhampton
  21. John Port Spencer Academy, Derby
  22. Queen Elizabeth's, Crediton
  23. Sponne School, Towcester
  24. The King John School, Benfleet
  25. The Willink School, Reading
  26. Ivybridge Community College
  27. Pershore High School
  28. Chenderit School, Banbury
  29. King James's School, Knaresborough
  30. The Chase, Malvern
  31. The Nelson Thomlinson School, Wigton
  32. The Polesworth School, Tamworth
  33. Denefield School, Reading
  34. Chipping Norton School
  35. Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College, Hull
  36. The Cottesloe School, Aylesbury
  37. Settle College
  38. John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy, Ross-on-Wye
  39. Kesgrave High School, Ipswich
  40. Teesdale School and Sixth Form, Barnard Castle
  41. The Duchess's Community High School, Alnwick
  42. Hele's School, Plymouth
  43. William de Ferrers School, Chelmsford
  44. Oxted School
  45. Rednock School, Dursley
  46. Kirkbie Kendal School
  47. Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
  48. Kingsmead School, Cannock
  49. The Misbourne School, Great Missenden
  50. Ormiston Rivers Academy, Burnham-on-Crouch
  51. Hartismere School, Eye
  52. Hanley Castle High School, Worcester
  53. Sir Robert Pattinson Academy, Lincoln
  54. Burford School
  55. Hedingham School and Sixth Form, Halstead
  56. Okehampton College
  57. Penistone Grammar School, Sheffield
  58. Stokesley School
  59. Steyning Grammar School
  60. Chipping Sodbury School, Bristol
  61. Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
  62. Thurston Community College, Bury St Edmunds
  63. King Alfred's, Wantage
  64. Malmesbury School
  65. The Marlborough Church of England School, Woodstock
  66. Prince William School, Oundle
  67. Sherburn High School, Leeds
  68. Huntington School, York
  69. Outwood Academy Easingwold, York
  70. Lady Lumley's Academy, Pickering
  71. Uckfield College
  72. St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn
  73. Whitburn Church of England Academy, Sunderland
  74. Ullswater Community College, Penrith
  75. Dene Magna School, Mitcheldean
  76. Tadcaster Grammar School
  77. Bradfield Secondary School, Sheffield
  78. The Weston Road Academy, Stafford
  79. Southam College
  80. Brookfield Community School, Chesterfield
  81. Katharine Lady Berkeley's School, Wotton-under-Edge
  82. Egglescliffe School, Stockton-on-Tees
  83. Lift Greensward, Hockley
  84. Newquay Tretherras
  85. Ashlyns School, Berkhamsted
  86. Teign School, Newton Abbot
  87. Appleby Grammar School, Appleby-in-Westmorland
  88. Thomas Gainsborough School, Sudbury
  89. Brigshaw High School, Castleford
  90. Wigmore School, Leominster
  91. Erasmus Darwin Academy, Burntwood
  92. Cockermouth School
  93. South Dartmoor Community College, Ashburton
  94. Caldew School, Carlisle
  95. Woldgate School and Sixth Form College, York
  96. Blythe Bridge High School, Stoke-on-Trent
  97. The Robert Smyth Academy, Market Harborough
  98. Rodillian Academy, Wakefield
  99. The Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh
  100. Harrogate Grammar School
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |