Rainhill High School

School Name: Rainhill High School
Address: Warrington Road, Rainhill
Town/City: Prescot
County: Merseyside
Postcode: L35 6NY
Telephone Number: 01744 677205
Website: http://www.rainhillhighschool.org.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
Trust: Stephenson Multi Academy Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Josie Thorogood
Capacity: 1550
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1535 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 16.8%

URN: 144326
DfE Number: 342/4104
UKPRN: 10062850
UPRN: 39061864
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: St. Helens (E08000013)
Constituency: St Helens South and Whiston (E14001510)
Electoral Ward: Rainhill (E05014131)

Easting & Northing: 349990E, 390763N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 24' 42.96" N 2° 45' 13.26" W
Plus Code: 9C5VC66W+QG

DfE Record: View record

1. Oakdene Primary Academy (0.5km)
2. Rainhill Community Nursery (0.5km)
3. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School (0.5km)
4. Tower College (0.6km)
5. St Ann's Church of England Primary School (0.9km)
6. Sutton Manor Community Primary School (1.5km)
7. Longton Lane Community Primary School (1.8km)
8. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School (1.9km)
9. Ash Meadow School (2.0km)
10. Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (2.1km)

Predecessor school†

• Rainhill High School