Alternatives to Rainhill High School
6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Rainhill High School
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Rainhill High School, for comparison
0.92 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake, stable over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework), February 2023: Good
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment | SEN provision on site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot |
2.1 km 1.3 mi |
0.38 | Fewer first preferences per place 0.61 → 0.53 |
Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| The Sutton Academy
St Helens |
2.3 km 1.4 mi |
1.17 | Little change in first preferences per place 1.19 → 1.09 |
Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| Wade Deacon High School
Widnes |
4.2 km 2.6 mi |
1.15 | Little change in first preferences per place 1.18 → 1.11 |
Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes |
4.3 km 2.7 mi |
0.91 | More first preferences per place 0.69 → 0.92 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published | none recorded |
| Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes |
4.4 km 2.7 mi |
0.89 | Fewer first preferences per place 1.1 → 0.9 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| The Prescot School
Liverpool |
4.4 km 2.8 mi |
0.65 | More first preferences per place 0.56 → 0.62 |
Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one. "SEN provision on site" says the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.