Up Holland High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wigan, WN5 7AL
- Distance
- 4.8km away
Rainford High School
Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8NY
Local ranking1st of 8 secondary schools in St Helens
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1650
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 55.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 287
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Higher education
- 34.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 24.0%
- Not sustained
- 18.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
96
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 213
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1675
- Boys
- 809 (49%)
- Girls
- 837 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1650 (100% full)
- SEND
- 25.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.7%
- EAL
- 2.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.6%
- SEN Support
- 17.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 95.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,060/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.3%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Other: 0.5%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
94.3%
White British
1.9%
White Other
0.8%
Mixed White & Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 144327
- UKPRN
- 10062645
- Establishment No.
- 4050
- Trust
- EVERYONE MATTERS SCHOOLS TRUST
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