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Up Holland High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AL · uhhs.uk · 01695 625191
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 874
- 97% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 174 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 90% 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 | 192 | 174 | 0.9 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 199 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 175 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 192 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 155 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.8, and 49.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119751)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 48.4 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 39 | +4.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −6.2 |
| Employment | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 119751)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Up Holland High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119751)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119751), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119751)
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119751)
Oct 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119751)