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Upton Hall School FCJ
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Upton, Wirral CH49 6LJ · uptonhallschool.co.uk · 0151 677 7696
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 65.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,004
- 4 over 1,000 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 166 families put the school first and 156 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 156 | 166 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 153 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 155 | 201 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 155 | 1▲ | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 153 | 161 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 65.6, and 88.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲65.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲88.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲96.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.29 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 77.4 | −1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 15.7 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 3.8 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.3 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 students | B- (37.9) | Average -0.04 | |
| 105 students | B- (37.9) | Average -0.05 | |
| 16 students | Dist (35.5) | Average -0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 110 | B- (38) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 107 | B (40.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 98 | B (40.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 106 | B- (36.3) | -0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 121 | B- (37.2) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 124 | B- (35.3) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 114 | B- (35.5) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64.9 | −2.1 |
| Further education | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 22.5 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.1 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
Upton Hall School FCJ was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 28 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2006
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (139 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 139
- 14% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (12%) with SEND