Ofsted report cardInspected 28 Apr 2026
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 131447.
Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils | 50 |
| Girls | 25 |
| Boys | 25 |
| First language not English | 2% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 6 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 2 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 21.5 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 5.4 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 6 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 7.15 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 2 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 2 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Secondary | Rainhill High School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 22 Feb 2023. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | St Ann's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 25 Feb 2025. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Oakdene Primary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Mar 2024. | |
| 0.6 mi | Not applicable | Tower College | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2019. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Longton Lane Community Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jan 2015. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St John Vianney Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 6 May 2026. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Sutton Manor Community Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Dec 2022. | |
| 1.1 mi | Secondary | Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | Academy sponsor led | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 30 Jun 2026. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Nutgrove Methodist Primary School | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 11 Feb 2025. |
Rainhill Community Nursery is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 28 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
Rainhill Community Nursery has 50 pupils aged 2 to 4.
At Rainhill Community Nursery, there were 21.5 pupils per teacher in 2025/26.
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.