Upton Hall School FCJ
About the school
Upton Hall School FCJ is a state-funded grammar school in North West England.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 June 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 65.6
- Wirral
- 45.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wirral
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 88.30%
- Wirral
- 44.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 98.70%
- Wirral
- 62.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 96.80%
- Wirral
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.29
- Wirral
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.91
AAB or better
- School
- 17.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1011
Girls
99.60%
Boys
0.40%
SEN support
11.37%
Education, health and care plan
0.20%
English as an additional language
3.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
10.19%
Overall absence
4.93
Persistent absence
8.88
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
150
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
98%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
110
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
72%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
12%
Admissions
It is one of four Catholic schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The school is located within the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. It was awarded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2006, 2012 and again in 2022. The school holds Training School status.