Upton Hall School FCJ
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Wirral
Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LJ
97
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/06/2022
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
8.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,004
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
148 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
153
Places offered
321
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 148 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 131 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 321 | 153 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Wirral lets families list 5 preferences. 41 applications came from outside the council area (22 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrea Gaunt
- Address
- Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LJ
- Phone
- 01516777696
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Upton · Wallasey
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137929
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ
1,004 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
28 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 788 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 68.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.91 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.58 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.04 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 65.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 88.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.29 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 105 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 155 | 50% | 89% | 99% | |
| English Language | 154 | 45% | 94% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 153 | 59% | 97% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 151 | 44% | 82% | 95% | |
| History | 111 | 44% | 82% | 87% | |
| Biology | 104 | 48% | 92% | 98% | |
| Physics | 104 | 34% | 82% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 104 | 38% | 85% | 98% | |
| Spanish | 83 | 40% | 75% | 92% | |
| French | 67 | 46% | 76% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 50 | 18% | 76% | 96% | |
| Geography | 48 | 60% | 88% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 44 | 5% | 27% | 59% | |
| Biology | 40 | 3% | 28% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 37 | 0% | 5% | 35% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 12% | 36% | 60% | |
| Business Studies | 24 | 4% | 29% | 75% | |
| Law | 19 | 21% | 47% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 13% | 44% | 75% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 14 | 0% | 14% | 57% | |
| History | 13 | 8% | 46% | 92% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 23% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 11 | 0% | 27% | 45% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 0% | 25% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10303: Upton Hall School FCJ
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wirral council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.