Upton Hall School FCJ
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 137929
- Address
- Upton, CH49 6LJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1011 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.4%
- Girls
- 99.6%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 83.2%
Mixed 5%
Indian 4.4%
Other White 2.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 97%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 88%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 65.6
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.29
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 104 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 104 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
Admissions
Upton Hall School FCJ
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 131
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 41
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 0 162 |
| Year 8 | 161 0 161 |
| Year 9 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 10 | 148 0 148 |
| Year 11 | 154 0 154 |
| Year 12 | 121 2 119 |
| Year 13 | 105 2 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 2.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 63.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 22.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 2.4% |