Upton Hall School FCJWoodchurch High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wirral.
Summary of the comparison
Upton Hall School FCJ and Woodchurch High School are secondary schools in Wirral.
Upton Hall School FCJ scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Woodchurch High School scores 51 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 Woodchurch High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.6 for Upton Hall School FCJ and 37.9 for Woodchurch 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 Woodchurch High School (42.7 in 2021-22, 37.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WirralUpton Hall School FCJ | WirralWoodchurch High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure | 11th of 19 in Wirral | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,011 | 1,415 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,405 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH49 6LJ | Wirral, CH49 7NG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 65.6 Stronger figure | 37.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 88.3% Stronger figure | 27.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.7% Stronger figure | 51.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.8% Stronger figure | 43.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.29 Stronger figure | 3.24 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 154 | 281 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 105 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 37.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,011 | 1,415 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.2% | 39.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.6% | 5.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 26.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 6.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.9% Stronger figure | 32.2% | 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
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
Woodchurch High School
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