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

Upton Hall School FCJ versus Hilbre High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WirralUpton Hall School FCJWirralHilbre High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA85/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking1st of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure15th of 19 in Wirral
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll1,011 1,174
Capacity1,000 1,160
LocationWirral, CH49 6LJ Wirral, CH48 6EQ
GCSE results
Attainment 865.6 Stronger figure39.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths88.3% Stronger figure24.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.7% Stronger figure48.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc96.8% Stronger figure10.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.29 Stronger figure3.09 4.09
Cohort154 192
A-level results
A-level entries105 56
A-level average points37.9 Stronger figure22.3 35.0
A-level average gradeB- D+
Best 3 A-levels points38.5 Stronger figure24.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.4% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,011 1,174
Free school meals (ever 6)10.2% 29.5%
English as an additional language3.6% 3.0%
SEN support11.4% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan0.2% 8.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure9.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% Stronger figure27.4% 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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