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KS4 – Years 10 and 11 Our 2-year KS4 offer enables students to access a broad and balanced suite of qualifications that matches carefully their interests and ambitions.  This commitment enables them to develop the knowledge and skills from KS3 to achieve academic success in nationally recognised qualifications and be prepared for their personal journey […]

The curriculum is designed to enable students to develop learning and revision skills so they can achieve maximum success in their final linear examinations. Each half-term, there will be the following homeworks:  A pre-learning homework that links to the following weeks’ work, revision homeworks based on departments’ Knowledge Organisers and a number of self-quizzing homeworks […]

Each department has an appropriate curriculum plan to match the school Assessment. Recording and Reporting calendar. All subjects assess students to identify and address gaps in students’ learning and to best secure key concepts to ensure progression through the curriculum for all students. Students sit formal assessments in all subjects. These happen twice a year […]

Important Information – 780 Bus Service The 780 Bus Service previously provided by A1 Travel is no longer running.  In order to provide an accessible transport option for our out of catchment students from September 2019 Rainford High School is running a bus service in conjuction with Orrell Mini Travel. This is a private service […]

There was lots a happy faces at Rainford High this morning (Thursday 22 August) as students collected their GCSE results. The school has seen increases in a number of areas, with 50% of students achieving 9-5 grades in English and Maths. 27 students achieved incredible grade 9’s in Maths a number of students making excellent […]

    Students at Rainford Sixth Form are celebrating this morning after collecting their A-Level results. The sixth form opened its doors at 8am to expectant students and their families, where they were each given an envelope containing their results. It has been another strong year for Rainford High’s dedicated post 16 provision: 42% of […]

In our KS3, all subjects have an overlapping pathway approach which challenges all students to achieve their full potential, whatever their prior attainment. Each subject uses a Progress Ladder to support assessment judgements that links into clear assessment criteria. We use the following system to categorise students’ progress and inform classroom-based interventions in the 1st […]