Rainhill High School
Academy converter · Secondary
Prescot · L35 6NY · St. Helens
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 136141
The Sutton Academy
Academy sponsor led · St Helens · WA9 5AU
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,441
Local authority
St. Helens
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in St Helens, St. Helens, 1,441 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 39.1%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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St Helens · WA9 3HE · St. Helens
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.7 miles away
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Prescot · L35 2XG · Knowsley
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
2.3 miles away
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
St. Helens · WA11 9BB · St. Helens
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
2.4 miles away
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De La Salle School
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
St. Helens · WA10 4QH · St. Helens
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Community school · Secondary
St Helens · WA10 6PN · St. Helens
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 136141
Location
- Address
- Elton Head Road
- Postcode
- WA9 5AU
- Town
- St Helens
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- St. Helens
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,441
- Boys / girls
- 723 / 718
- School capacity
- 1,550
- Capacity fill
- 1,441 / 1,550 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 39.1%
- FSM pupils
- 522
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01744678859