Upton Hall School FCJ

Upton Hall School FCJ has demonstrated outstanding performance across all aspects of its educational provision in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school has cultivated an environment conducive to success, where both pupils and sixth-form students are encouraged to excel academically and personally. Leaders and staff have implemented a broad and ambitious curriculum that supports exceptional achievement while fostering pupils' aspirations and self-belief. The school effectively addresses the needs of all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they receive tailored support to thrive within the educational framework.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all year groups
• Highly ambitious leadership with clear expectations for all pupils
• Meticulously planned and broad curriculum
• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Excellent support for pupils with SEND
• High levels of pupil engagement in both academics and extracurricular activities
• Robust careers advice and guidance preparing students for the future

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Upton Hall School FCJ attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Upton Hall School FCJ were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Upton Hall School FCJ had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.6% of pupils at Upton Hall School FCJ were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Upton Hall School FCJ received £7,368 and spent £7,200 for each of its 1,011 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,005,000 (£1,983 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Upton Hall School FCJ's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Upton Hall School FCJ is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Upton Hall School FCJ last inspected by Ofsted?

Upton Hall School FCJ was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Upton Hall School FCJ have?

Upton Hall School FCJ has 1,004 pupils on roll.

What age range does Upton Hall School FCJ cover?

Upton Hall School FCJ for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Upton Hall School FCJ's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 65.6, and 88% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Upton Hall School FCJ?

Upton Hall School FCJ is at Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 6LJ.