Upton Hall School FCJHilbre High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wirral.
Summary of the comparison
Upton Hall School FCJ and Hilbre High School are secondary schools in Wirral.
Upton Hall School FCJ scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Hilbre High School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Upton Hall School FCJ is ahead on our composite score.
Upton Hall School FCJ was judged Outstanding and Hilbre High School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.6 for Upton Hall School FCJ and 39.0 for Hilbre High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Upton Hall School FCJ (68.4 in 2021-22, 65.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hilbre High School (44.5 in 2021-22, 39.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WirralUpton Hall School FCJ | WirralHilbre High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | D42/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure | 15th of 19 in Wirral | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,011 | 1,174 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,160 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH49 6LJ | Wirral, CH48 6EQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 65.6 Stronger figure | 39.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 88.3% Stronger figure | 24.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.7% Stronger figure | 48.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.8% Stronger figure | 10.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.29 Stronger figure | 3.09 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 154 | 192 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 105 | 56 | |
| A-level average points | 37.9 Stronger figure | 22.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.5 Stronger figure | 24.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.4% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,011 | 1,174 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.2% | 29.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 14.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 8.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.9% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Upton Hall School FCJ
Hilbre High School
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