Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School

St. HelensAcademy converter

Rufford Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JX

Headteacher: Mr Phil ReeceSchool website ↗Pupils: 226 (capacity: 233)Part of EVERYONE MATTERS SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
74.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 84%·Maths 87%All three 74%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected84%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
36
How many got their first choice?
30of 36 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
74

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
40%girls·60%boys
91 girls, 135 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 74% (2017/18), currently 74%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1667.0%0.0%-0.4-5.2+2.0
2016/1763.0%13.0%+3.3+0.1+1.2
2017/1874.0%26.0%+3.6+2.1+2.5
2018/1968.0%19.0%+3.7+2.2+2.7
2022/2368.0%10.0%-1.7-0.9-0.4
2023/2463.0%3.0%---
2024/2574.0%10.0%---
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