Rainhill High School
Encyclopedia
Rainhill High School Media Arts College is a purpose built 11-18 comprehensive secondary school in Rainhill
, Merseyside
, England
. The school is the official Liverpool F.C. Academy Education Centre in Merseyside for under-18 players to be educated and is a Trust School in partnership with the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and St Helens College
.
County Secondary Schools for Boy
s and Girls which used to occupy a site in Portico Lane. These two well respected schools, which eventually merged on the 'old site' to form a co-educational comprehensive school
with a sixth form
, served several generations of pupils, many of whom now send their children to Rainhill High.
Faced with falling rolls, Knowsley
found the school surplus to requirements and St Helens
, which did not have enough secondary school places, leased the whole school from Knowsley for five years. On completion of the transfer the school was renamed "Rainhill High School". This unique leasing arrangement provided a stop-gap answer to the problem which St Helens faced but it was obvious that the long term solution lay in building a new school to serve the families of Rainhill and neighbouring areas.
The 'new school' was built between 1980 and 1987 on land formerly owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The 'new' Rainhill High School can truly be described as a purpose-built comprehensive school
.
, although there is a trend for pupils who wish to take 'A' levels to opt to leave the school at 16 and pursue their studies in local sixth form colleges instead, especially Carmel College (St Helens)
. Every year many pupils secure places on the university
courses of their choice, usually at Liverpool
and Manchester
universities, but often further afield and occasionally at Oxford
and Cambridge
. Many achieve training places with major companies or progress to courses in further education
.
, a member of the Liverpool Football Club under 18 squad is a student at the school. On the 14 February 2011 he scored five goals in the FA cup under 18 trophy game against Southend. This led him to be called up by Kenny Dalglish
for the senior team game against Sparta Prague. Sterling was only able to travel as the school was on half term holiday.
Rainhill
Rainhill is a large village and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England.Historically a part of Lancashire, Rainhill was formerly a township within the ecclesiastical parish of Prescot, and hundred of West Derby...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The school is the official Liverpool F.C. Academy Education Centre in Merseyside for under-18 players to be educated and is a Trust School in partnership with the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and St Helens College
St Helens College
St Helens College is a general further education college serving the borough of St Helens in Merseyside with around 15,000 students enrolled on over 600 different courses of study...
.
History
Rainhill High School has its origins in the former separate WhistonWhiston, Merseyside
Whiston is a large village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley on Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 13,629...
County Secondary Schools for Boy
Boy
A boy is a young male human , as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both...
s and Girls which used to occupy a site in Portico Lane. These two well respected schools, which eventually merged on the 'old site' to form a co-educational comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
with a sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, served several generations of pupils, many of whom now send their children to Rainhill High.
Faced with falling rolls, Knowsley
Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood and Cronton; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres...
found the school surplus to requirements and St Helens
Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It is named after its largest town St Helens, and covers an area which includes the settlements of Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown, Haydock, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Billinge and...
, which did not have enough secondary school places, leased the whole school from Knowsley for five years. On completion of the transfer the school was renamed "Rainhill High School". This unique leasing arrangement provided a stop-gap answer to the problem which St Helens faced but it was obvious that the long term solution lay in building a new school to serve the families of Rainhill and neighbouring areas.
The 'new school' was built between 1980 and 1987 on land formerly owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The 'new' Rainhill High School can truly be described as a purpose-built comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
.
Present day
A high proportion of Year 11 students continue in education, many of them in the sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, although there is a trend for pupils who wish to take 'A' levels to opt to leave the school at 16 and pursue their studies in local sixth form colleges instead, especially Carmel College (St Helens)
Carmel College (St Helens)
Carmel College is a sixth form college located in the borough of St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The college is a Catholic mixed sixth form college located in St Helens, Merseyside, England and welcomes students of all faiths...
. Every year many pupils secure places on the university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
courses of their choice, usually at Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
universities, but often further afield and occasionally at Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. Many achieve training places with major companies or progress to courses in further education
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
.
Notable alumni
Raheem SterlingRaheem Sterling
Raheem Shaquille Sterling is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He mainly plays as a winger.-Queens Park Rangers:Sterling was at Queens Park Rangers for seven years as a youth player....
, a member of the Liverpool Football Club under 18 squad is a student at the school. On the 14 February 2011 he scored five goals in the FA cup under 18 trophy game against Southend. This led him to be called up by Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
for the senior team game against Sparta Prague. Sterling was only able to travel as the school was on half term holiday.