Academy converter · Wirral

Upton Hall School FCJ

11–18Ages
1,004Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
137929URN

Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

306 applications for 156 places · 14th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

65.6of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

4th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 28 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Wirral median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

306 applications · 156 places offered · 166 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 2.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 1.9; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 2.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1

This school
Wirral median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	156	306	2.0	166	1.06
Sep 2025	153	321	2.1	164	1.07
Sep 2024	155	361	2.3	201	1.30
Sep 2023	154	297	1.9	155	1.01
Sep 2022	153	329	2.2	161	1.05
Sep 2021	145	307	2.1	148	1.02
Sep 2020	159	304	1.9	174	1.09
Sep 2019	159	314	2.0	187	1.18
Sep 2018	157	275	1.8	157	1.00
Sep 2017	132	257	2.0	133	1.01
Sep 2016	139	285	2.1	152	1.09
Sep 2015	147	259	1.8	144	0.98
Sep 2014	139	247	1.8	140	1.01

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

145 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)65.64th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths88%5th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths95%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.91

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	145	65.6	88%	95%	–
2024/25	154	65.6	88%	99%	–
2023/24	159	68.2	90%	98%	+0.91
2022/23	150	66.5	93%	99%	+1.08

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Upton Hall School FCJThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 65.6Attainment 8 Selective
Ridgeway High School
1.9 km · Wirral

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Woodchurch High School
2.0 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Birkenhead High School Academy
3.3 km · Wirral

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
3.4 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
Birkenhead Park School
3.9 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Hilbre High School
4.2 km · Wirral

2026

3.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Weatherhead High School
4.3 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
The Mosslands School
4.3 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137929 · 344/5901
Trust: Upton Hall School Fcj
Admissions policy: Selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 1,004 on roll
Free school meals: 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2012
Replaced: Upton Hall School FCJ (URN 105115)
Address: Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LJ
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources