OFSTED
22 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
St. Helens
Trust
STEPHENSON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,535
1,535 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
785
51.1% of pupils
Male pupils
750
48.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
below England
School
16.6%
St. Helens
27.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
St. Helens
7.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
St. Helens
2.1%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.5%
1,343
Any other White background
2.2%
34
Indian
2.1%
33
Any other Asian background
1.2%
19
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
18
White and Asian
1.0%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.2%
279 of
1,535 pupils
2.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.9
6.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.12 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.22 pts
lower than
England
School
6.00%
St. Helens
6.15%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
higher than
England
School
16.28%
St. Helens
15.29%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.22 pts
lower than
England
School
1.59%
St. Helens
1.80%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.0%
6.7 pts
above England
Rainhill High School
99.0%
St. Helens
92.0%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.