Rainford CofE Primary School
Cross Pit Lane, St Helens, WA11 8AJ
230 pupils · 73% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 10%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 28 September 2023, published 15 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 40 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 26 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 20 | 38 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 43 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 26 | 49 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Crawford Village Primary School 3.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Little Digmoor Primary School 4.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School 4.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 4.4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.