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Upton Hall School FCJ 11+ admissions

A girls' grammar school in Wirral, for ages 11 to 18. What the school, the council and the test organisers have published about getting in.

  • Girls
  • Wirral

Take the free Wirral 11+ check

Checked 27 September 2026.

  • Which test

    Verbal reasoning and English entrance papers

    Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

    Details

  • Year 7 places

    156

    September 2027 entry

    Details

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All 6 Wirral grammar schools

Wirral grammar schools compared
SchoolForYear 7 placesGCSE Attainment 8, 2025
West Kirby Grammar SchoolGirls18071.3
Wirral Grammar School for GirlsGirls18069.3
Calday Grange Grammar SchoolBoys21068.1
Upton Hall School FCJGirls15665.6
Wirral Grammar School for BoysBoys17065.4
St Anselm's CollegeBoys15657.2

Compare Wirral grammar schools: test, scores and results day

Which 11+ test?

Test
Verbal reasoning and English entrance papers
Which entry year
Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

Area test guide: The Wirral grammar assessment.

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 5 now (2026 to 2027).

Open events

Open evening (entry cohort not confirmed)
10 September 2026This date has passed.

Places and demand

How many Year 7 places there are, and how many children applied or sat the test, as published.

Places

Upton Hall School FCJ: Year 7 places and offers
EntryWhatFigure
Sept 2027Published admission number (Year 7 places)156

Ofsted and GCSE results

Last graded inspection
Outstanding, 28 June 2022
Reports
Read the Ofsted reports

GCSE results (DfE)

Upton Hall School FCJ: GCSE performance by year
YearPupilsAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English and mathsEBacc average point scoreProgress 8
2024 to 202515465.688.3%6.29Not available
2023 to 202415968.289.9%6.580.91
2022 to 202315066.593.3%6.381.08

Appeals

A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. An admission appeal is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or for a selection review.

The appeal deadline will be in the offer letter.

Questions parents ask

What 11+ test does Upton Hall School FCJ use?

Verbal reasoning and English entrance papers. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

How many Year 7 places does Upton Hall School FCJ have?

Published admission number (Year 7 places): 156 (September 2027 entry).

Can I appeal if my child is not offered a place at Upton Hall School FCJ?

Yes. A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. The deadline is in your offer letter. An appeal about a place is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or reviewed.

Sources

Where each figure on this page comes from.

  1. ea-edubase-api-prod.azurewebsites.net · School name, address, age range and type (DfE Get Information about Schools) · checked 27 September 2026
  2. uptonhallschool.co.uk · Test provider and format, Places, Published admission number (Year 7 places) · checked 27 September 2026
  3. uptonhallschool.co.uk · Open events · checked 27 September 2026
  4. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · Ofsted inspections (as at 31 August 2026) · checked 27 September 2026
  5. explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · GCSE results 2024 to 2025 (DfE), GCSE results 2023 to 2024 (DfE), GCSE results 2022 to 2023 (DfE) · checked 27 September 2026
  6. gov.uk · How school admission appeals work · checked 27 September 2026

For anything not shown here, the school's admissions page is the source to trust.