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Rainhill High School
Secondary · Academy · Prescot
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Bullying
A lot of bullying what the teachers doing about it
Not good 😡
Not good😡 if I could give 0 stars I would
Mixed feelings
I've never been to another secondary school, so I don't know how Rainhill compares, but I have enjoyed my time here so far.
Most of the teachers are great, they help if you don't understand something and you learn a lot in lessons. The curriculum is also quite good I think and Rainhill does separate sciences which is nice. You can only take 9 GCSE's though. They also have a lot of extra curricular clubs to get involved in.
The school does lessons about mental health, knife crime, bullying, etc... too which I commend but it doesn't really work because a lot of the kids are just badly behaved. Lessons are frequently interrupted by them and I remember one time when someone came into food tech trying to strangle everyone with a tea towel. We had a lockdown once too because somebody brought a knife and stabbed someone. Also for some reason people like to randomly scream in your face as you walk past them and throw things at you. (Such things include grapes, conkers, rocks and mysterious red pieces of chicken). The daily commute around the school is not something that I will miss, especially since they keep letting more and more kids in each year: they had to add a new form to every one. Behaviour could definitely be handled better, nobody cares about negative points and detentions.
The food is awful, unless you want chips and pizza or a wet ham panini evey day which is not at all healthy for teenagers or anyone for that matter. They also have little to no vegetarian or vegan food which is not an issue for me because I take a packed lunch, but could be for others. I don't know if this rule still applies, but people with packed lunches were not allowed into the dining room, so me and my friends just stand under a shelter to eat lunch when it rains and shiver, or sit on a bench outside when it is warmer.
The toilets are also kind of weird, they are in long rows of 10 with another 10 facing them for each sex and half of them don't lock. Sometimes they lock them during lessons as well.
Other things to note:
•They took away the lockers
•There are a lot of wasps
•The ground is very uneven, be prepared to trip over (speaking from experience)
Although I have complained a lot, these things do not affect my personal school experience too much and I still love coming to school. There are a lot of trees around and it is just a nice looking campus to be fair. If you have a few good friends and a good attitude to learning then you will like it here and shouldn't let the little things worry you.
Most of the teachers are great, they help if you don't understand something and you learn a lot in lessons. The curriculum is also quite good I think and Rainhill does separate sciences which is nice. You can only take 9 GCSE's though. They also have a lot of extra curricular clubs to get involved in.
The school does lessons about mental health, knife crime, bullying, etc... too which I commend but it doesn't really work because a lot of the kids are just badly behaved. Lessons are frequently interrupted by them and I remember one time when someone came into food tech trying to strangle everyone with a tea towel. We had a lockdown once too because somebody brought a knife and stabbed someone. Also for some reason people like to randomly scream in your face as you walk past them and throw things at you. (Such things include grapes, conkers, rocks and mysterious red pieces of chicken). The daily commute around the school is not something that I will miss, especially since they keep letting more and more kids in each year: they had to add a new form to every one. Behaviour could definitely be handled better, nobody cares about negative points and detentions.
The food is awful, unless you want chips and pizza or a wet ham panini evey day which is not at all healthy for teenagers or anyone for that matter. They also have little to no vegetarian or vegan food which is not an issue for me because I take a packed lunch, but could be for others. I don't know if this rule still applies, but people with packed lunches were not allowed into the dining room, so me and my friends just stand under a shelter to eat lunch when it rains and shiver, or sit on a bench outside when it is warmer.
The toilets are also kind of weird, they are in long rows of 10 with another 10 facing them for each sex and half of them don't lock. Sometimes they lock them during lessons as well.
Other things to note:
•They took away the lockers
•There are a lot of wasps
•The ground is very uneven, be prepared to trip over (speaking from experience)
Although I have complained a lot, these things do not affect my personal school experience too much and I still love coming to school. There are a lot of trees around and it is just a nice looking campus to be fair. If you have a few good friends and a good attitude to learning then you will like it here and shouldn't let the little things worry you.
a student’s opinion
I’ve been at Rainhill high school for almost 4 years now and thus i have developed opinions about how the school is run, students quality of life (etc) and i believe it is important that others should be informed of a few things before they come to this school. To start off positively, i couldn’t have a better experience with the teachers, they are amazing and are 100% carrying the schools reputation, they are friendly and accepting and funny, whilst also being contained and well mannered. I have made friends with various teachers and i have always felt like i can be myself around them, always. I am just so grateful to have them as my teachers, to have such relations whilst also learning at the same time is just the best.
In addition, i have excelled thoroughly. In year 7, my academics weren’t the best, information didn’t stick, i struggled in tests, my grades weren’t the best. But no at the end of Year 10, i have no grade below a 7, whether that is down to myself and my commitment to learning outside of school, i don’t know, but i have really progressed. However, i do dedicate lots of hours of revision at home, but that is recommended and a staple for being in school. Now, onto the negatives.
Ever since Miss Thoroughgood became our head teacher, the code of conduct and rules have, for me, severely declined. For one, we are not allowed on our phones at any given time, even at break and lunch. These times of rest are our time to relax so our brain can re- coordinate for the next lessons, restricting using our phones and entering the real world for an hour, entails that our breaks, don’t feel like breaks. Furthermore, the way they handle poor behaviour is not it. All it is, is detention, detention, detention, there’s no rehabilitation, just punishment, which has proven clearly that it doesn’t work as it always repeats.
Furthermore, going to the toilet is a very difficult triumph and they have been demonised. I believe there are 40 cubicles in total, 20 boys, 20 girls, however as of late if feels as if there are 4. We are not allowed to go during lesson, we have to wait in queues for up to 10 minutes during our 15 minute break and they have reduced the amount of cubicles in half, leaving 10 for each sex. It’s just appalling, going to the toilet is a human right, it should not be restricted as some students have a walk around the school instead of going to it, or because we check our phones in the cubicle because it’s the only privacy we get, i mean do you blame us? What if i need to text my parents? it’s just a joke.
In addition, they’re just some absolutely stupid rules. Every morning before form, we are forced to line up single file until quiet, whether it be in scorching heat, or freezing weather, like i just woke up, let me regulate myself and prepare to learn by just relaxing and talk to my friends in form.
All in all, Would i recommend it? Well, have i enjoyed my experience here so far? Yes. Do i think there is room for improvement? Absolutely. Are the teachers amazing and desserve more credit? 100%. So yes i would. One thing to mention, i’ve heard a lot of news about bullying in this school, so i would just like to talk about that. I am an expressive man, and i am openly queer, and i have experienced no major forms of bullying, yes there’s been a few comments and names thrown at me, but honestly that happens anywhere, so i wouldn’t worry about bullying, even if you are a minority, just stick to yourself and don’t get caught up in drama, because in my experience, that’s were it originates, sides against sides, one person said this let’s go beat them up, stuff like that. So thanks for reading, i hoped this helps :)
In addition, i have excelled thoroughly. In year 7, my academics weren’t the best, information didn’t stick, i struggled in tests, my grades weren’t the best. But no at the end of Year 10, i have no grade below a 7, whether that is down to myself and my commitment to learning outside of school, i don’t know, but i have really progressed. However, i do dedicate lots of hours of revision at home, but that is recommended and a staple for being in school. Now, onto the negatives.
Ever since Miss Thoroughgood became our head teacher, the code of conduct and rules have, for me, severely declined. For one, we are not allowed on our phones at any given time, even at break and lunch. These times of rest are our time to relax so our brain can re- coordinate for the next lessons, restricting using our phones and entering the real world for an hour, entails that our breaks, don’t feel like breaks. Furthermore, the way they handle poor behaviour is not it. All it is, is detention, detention, detention, there’s no rehabilitation, just punishment, which has proven clearly that it doesn’t work as it always repeats.
Furthermore, going to the toilet is a very difficult triumph and they have been demonised. I believe there are 40 cubicles in total, 20 boys, 20 girls, however as of late if feels as if there are 4. We are not allowed to go during lesson, we have to wait in queues for up to 10 minutes during our 15 minute break and they have reduced the amount of cubicles in half, leaving 10 for each sex. It’s just appalling, going to the toilet is a human right, it should not be restricted as some students have a walk around the school instead of going to it, or because we check our phones in the cubicle because it’s the only privacy we get, i mean do you blame us? What if i need to text my parents? it’s just a joke.
In addition, they’re just some absolutely stupid rules. Every morning before form, we are forced to line up single file until quiet, whether it be in scorching heat, or freezing weather, like i just woke up, let me regulate myself and prepare to learn by just relaxing and talk to my friends in form.
All in all, Would i recommend it? Well, have i enjoyed my experience here so far? Yes. Do i think there is room for improvement? Absolutely. Are the teachers amazing and desserve more credit? 100%. So yes i would. One thing to mention, i’ve heard a lot of news about bullying in this school, so i would just like to talk about that. I am an expressive man, and i am openly queer, and i have experienced no major forms of bullying, yes there’s been a few comments and names thrown at me, but honestly that happens anywhere, so i wouldn’t worry about bullying, even if you are a minority, just stick to yourself and don’t get caught up in drama, because in my experience, that’s were it originates, sides against sides, one person said this let’s go beat them up, stuff like that. So thanks for reading, i hoped this helps :)
Was know as best in area but not anymore
The don't care for students issues. Food is very bad. Don't help you after injury or illness. Don't sort out your problems. Some teachers are ok. Was know as the best, headteacher changed, now I wouldn't recommend.
Rainhill High School review
It is actually quite a good school. The quality of education is good and it is pretty average overall. I would recommend Rainhill but there are definitely better schools out there and I don't know how it compares to other ones. The uniform is also nice. Something I would say is that it handled covid-19 very very badly and disruption in lessons is handled badly
It was alright
Full of kids thinking they’re the hardest thing since the world began, some 11 year old literally jumped the fence to stab someone and I also saw a students parent chase another student into the school ground to fight the child.
It’s a horrible place to be but I made some really good friends, gotta make sure you’re in with the right group for that though.
Some teachers were absolutely brilliant, took us on the two best holidays I’ve ever been on, and we’re really close and personal during hard times for my close friend.
Some teachers are absolutely lazy and will never ever put effort in until open evening, when they’d actually clean their room up.
Lots of obvious smoking of cigarettes and weed goes on in certain parts of the ground which not a lot is done about.
The only thing that made me sad about leaving is thinking I’d never seen the dinner ladies again; I feed my dog better food than they serve but the actual dinner ladies were some of the most loving, caring and funny people in the school, which is weird.
Overall I look at my time at this school fondly, I had a great 5 years and I wouldn’t change it for the world, if you’re child is going make sure they’re hanging around with the right people and they will have a great time and they will look back on the incidents with all the “hard kids” and laugh like I do.
If you’re child becomes one of the “hard kids” then get ready for absolutely rubbish grades and a low life.
Either way it’s better than de la salle.
It’s a horrible place to be but I made some really good friends, gotta make sure you’re in with the right group for that though.
Some teachers were absolutely brilliant, took us on the two best holidays I’ve ever been on, and we’re really close and personal during hard times for my close friend.
Some teachers are absolutely lazy and will never ever put effort in until open evening, when they’d actually clean their room up.
Lots of obvious smoking of cigarettes and weed goes on in certain parts of the ground which not a lot is done about.
The only thing that made me sad about leaving is thinking I’d never seen the dinner ladies again; I feed my dog better food than they serve but the actual dinner ladies were some of the most loving, caring and funny people in the school, which is weird.
Overall I look at my time at this school fondly, I had a great 5 years and I wouldn’t change it for the world, if you’re child is going make sure they’re hanging around with the right people and they will have a great time and they will look back on the incidents with all the “hard kids” and laugh like I do.
If you’re child becomes one of the “hard kids” then get ready for absolutely rubbish grades and a low life.
Either way it’s better than de la salle.
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