Upton Hall School FCJ

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Upton
Wirral
Merseyside
CH49 6LJ
Phone 01516777696
Reference Number 137929

Description

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Upton Hall School FCJ, located at Moreton Road, CH49 6LJ in Merseyside, England, is a Catholic girls' grammar school with academy status founded in 1849 by the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) movement. With a history spanning over 150 years, Upton Hall was established with the mission to both formally educate young women and provide them with a strong moral and character foundation in accordance with its founding sisterhood's credo. The school's motto, "Age Quod Agis," means "Whatever you do, do it well."

The institution aims to create responsible global citizens who are committed to Catholic values, loving their neighbors while enriching society with the uplifting message of the Gospel. Upton Hall School FCJ has been awarded outstanding status by Ofsted in 2006, 2012, and again in 2022. The school is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and operates within the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. The student body currently consists of approximately 900 students, including 220 sixth-formers, who show academic excellence in a forward-thinking, outward-looking, and dynamic institution.

At Upton Hall School FCJ, students consistently achieve outstanding results, with the school fostering confident independent learners and an environment that fosters engagement with education and intellectual rigor. The institution also holds Training School status, recognizing its commitment to teacher training and development within the local community.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1016
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 0.59%
Girls: 99.41%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 159
8 160
9 160
10 160
11 151
12 118
13 108

Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-22
Date Description Report
2022-06-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Upton Hall School FCJ
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-01-21 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-10-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-02-12 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
66.4 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 93% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 97% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
1.08 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 113 1
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 44 11

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