Up Holland High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 149983
- Address
- Sandbrook Road, Orrell, WN5 7AL
- Website
- http://uhhs.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 861 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
White British 90.4%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 1.8%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.96
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 78 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 161 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
| Geography | GCSE | 68 |
| History | GCSE | 78 |
Admissions
Up Holland High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 160
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 188
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 87
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 92 89 |
| Year 8 | 181 100 81 |
| Year 9 | 173 81 92 |
| Year 10 | 165 94 71 |
| Year 11 | 161 81 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |