Academy converter · St. Helens

Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School

3–11Ages
217Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149929URN

Rufford Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

67 applications for 30 places · 20th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

9 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School, URN 104780
14 June 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School, URN 104780

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to St. Helens median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.5; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.7; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
St. Helens median

Dashed bars: as Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School (URN 104780), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	67	2.2	25	0.83
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2024	19	46	2.4	17	0.89
Sep 2023 *	25	51	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2022 *	28	49	1.8	31	1.11
Sep 2021 *	30	57	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2020 *	27	54	2.0	25	0.93
Sep 2019 *	27	56	2.1	26	0.96
Sep 2018 *	29	63	2.2	37	1.28
Sep 2017 *	25	58	2.3	25	1.00
Sep 2016 *	19	52	2.7	20	1.05
Sep 2015 *	28	59	2.1	27	0.96
Sep 2014 *	21	48	2.3	20	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 84% · Maths 87% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%12th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard45%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	10%	107	106
2023/24	63%	3%	105	105
2022/23	68%	10%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Rainford CofE Primary School
0.6 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Crawford Village Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2022

2.8applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Little Digmoor Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
4.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 7%met the SATs standard
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
4.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Delph Side Community Primary School
4.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149929 · 342/2063
Trust: Everyone Matters Schools Trust
Capacity: 233 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2023
Replaced: Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School (URN 104780)
Address: Rufford Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JX
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources