Tower College
Mill Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Andrea Bingley
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 675
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 104837
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514264333
About this school
Tower College is an independent school in Prescot. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Tower College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Tower College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 34 | 29 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | 60.6 | 56.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 79.3% | 64.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 89.7% | 76.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 6.9% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tower College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.6 | 38.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 30.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 50
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ash Meadow School1.6 miles
Special schools
-
Ashley High School2.6 miles
Special schools · Widnes
-
Chesnut Lodge Special School2.6 miles
Special schools · Widnes
-
Brookfields School3.0 miles
Academies · Widnes
-
Lawrence House School3.2 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Prescot
- Rainhill Community Nursery Nursery
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primary
- Evelyn Community Primary School Primary
- Halsnead Primary School Primary
- Knowsley Village School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Prescot Primary School Primary
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tower College teach?
- Tower College teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Prescot.
- Who is the headteacher of Tower College?
- The headteacher of Tower College is Ms Andrea Bingley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tower College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Tower College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Tower College?
- Tower College has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Tower College full?
- Tower College has capacity for 675 pupils and 279 on roll (41%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tower College a faith school?
- No. Tower College has no designated religious character.
- Is Tower College a selective school?
- Yes. Tower College is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Tower College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.7 in 2022/23 and 56.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Tower College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tower College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.