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Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School

Community school · St Helens · WA11 8JX

Ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · St. Helens

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.8%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
124 / 85
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
10%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Phil Reece

Location

Address
Rufford Road, Rainford
Postcode
WA11 8JX
Town
St Helens
County
Merseyside
Local authority
St. Helens
District
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in St Helens, St. Helens, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10%.

Open schools in St Helens
53
Primary schools in St Helens
38
Academies among open schools in St Helens
25% (13)
Open schools in WA11
15
Primary in WA11
11
Open schools in St. Helens LA
80
Primary in St. Helens LA
54

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in St HelensNear WA11

  • Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    St Helens · WA11 8JF · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM11.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Rainford CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Helens · WA11 8AJ · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM10.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Crawford Village Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 9QP · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS2100%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM4.2%
    • Demand1.25

    1.7 miles away

  • Little Digmoor Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 9NF · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS213%
    • Absence9.1%
    • FSM59.4%
    • Demand1.00

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Phil Reece

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