Tower College
Other independent school · Mixed · St. Helens
Mill Lane, Prescot, L35 6NE
87
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
279
Capacity used
Has space41%
675 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrea Bingley
- Address
- Mill Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NE
- Phone
- 01514264333
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Ward / constituency
- Rainhill · St Helens South and Whiston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104837
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 1% | — | — |
279 pupils · 675 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
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| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 60.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 | — | — |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 17 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 17 | 41% | 76% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 18% | 76% | 82% | |
| Biology | 16 | 31% | 75% | 88% | |
| Mathematics | 16 | 19% | 75% | 81% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 69% | 77% | 92% | |
| Geography | 11 | 64% | 82% | 82% | |
| History | 10 | 60% | 90% | 90% | |
| Physics | 9 | 44% | 89% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 63% | 88% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 6 | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.