UK Schools
Rainford High School
Rainford High School is a mixed secondary academy in St Helens, St Helens Council, teaching 1,646 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Rainford High School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Rainford High School.
- 1 INSET (School Closed)
- 2 INSET (School Closed)
- 3 First day of term for ALL year groups
- 26 INSET (School Closed)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 20 INSET (School Closed)
- 19 Last day of Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (Approx. two-week break)
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday (Approx. two-week break)
- 1 New Year’s Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 INSET (School Closed)
- 6 First day of Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 26 Last day of Spring Term
- 27 INSET (School Closed)
- 27–31 Easter Holiday (Approx. two-week break)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (Approx. two-week break)
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13 First day of Summer Term
- 4 May Bank Holiday (School Closed)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Last day of Summer Term
- 18–31 Summer Holiday (Approx. six-week break)
- 20 INSET (School Closed)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (Approx. six-week break)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday (Approx. six-week break)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET (School Closed) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET (School Closed) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- First day of term for ALL year groups Sep 3, 2025 Term
- INSET (School Closed) Sep 26, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- INSET (School Closed) Nov 20, 2025 Inset Day
- Last day of Autumn Term Dec 19, 2025 Term
- INSET (School Closed) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- First day of Spring Term Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Spring Term Mar 26, 2026 Term
- INSET (School Closed) Mar 27, 2026 Inset Day
- First day of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- May Bank Holiday (School Closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Summer Term Jul 17, 2026 Term
- INSET (School Closed) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday (Approx. two-week break) Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (Approx. two-week break) Mar 27, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (Approx. six-week break) Jul 18, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Rainford High School with St Helens Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.74 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 16.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 75% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Rainford High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Rainford High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.