Upton Hall School FCJ

For Upton Court Grammar School in Slough, see Upton Court Grammar School.

Upton Hall School FCJ

Motto	Age quod agis "Whatever you do, do well"
Established	1849
Type	Grammar school; Academy
Religion	Roman Catholic
Founders	Faithful Companions of Jesus
Location	Moreton Road Upton Merseyside CH49 6LJ England Coordinates: 53°23′07″N 3°05′58″W / 53.3852°N 3.0995°W / 53.3852; -3.0995
DfE URN	137929 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	900 (incl. 220 in sixth form)
Gender	Girls
Ages	11–18
Colours	Green, yellow
Website	www.uptonhallschool.co.uk

Upton Hall School FCJ is a girls' Roman Catholic grammar school with academy status located in Merseyside, England.

Admissions

It is one of four Catholic schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The school is located within the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. It was awarded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2006. The school holds Training School status.

It was founded as a girls' convent school by Nuns of the Society of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) in 1849.

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Schools in Wirral

Primary schools	Birkenhead High School Academy New Brighton Primary School

Non-selective secondary schools	Bebington High Sports College Birkenhead High School Academy Birkenhead Park School Hilbre High School The Kingsway Academy The Mosslands School The Oldershaw Academy Pensby High School Prenton High School for Girls Ridgeway High School St John Plessington Catholic College St Mary's College South Wirral High School Weatherhead High School Woodchurch High School

Grammar schools	Calday Grange Grammar School St Anselm's College Upton Hall School FCJ West Kirby Grammar School Wirral Grammar School for Boys Wirral Grammar School for Girls

Independent schools	Birkenhead School Kingsmead School Redcourt St Anselm's

FE & sixth form colleges	Birkenhead Sixth Form College Wirral Metropolitan College

Closed schools	Rock Ferry High School Wellington School

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