UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ

What UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ does

UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ is a Catholic girls' secondary school and Sixth Form located in Upton, Wirral (near Birkenhead and Liverpool), England, operating under the FCJ Educational Trust and the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Founded in 1870 by Marie Madeleine d'Houët — founder of the Faithful Companions of Jesus — the institution has provided over 150 years of faith-based education for female students. It serves girls across Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9), Key Stage 4 GCSE (Years 10–11), and Sixth Form (Years 12–13) offering A-Level and BTEC qualifications, with an integrated Catholic ethos and pastoral house system.

The school's core academic product spans a full GCSE curriculum (core sciences, English, mathematics, religious studies, and optional subjects including art, computer science, drama, geography, history, modern foreign languages, and music) and a Sixth Form programme with university and apprenticeship preparation. Distinctive offerings include the Ada Lovelace Programme for STEM enrichment and Oxbridge preparation (supported by Magdalene College Cambridge and St Peter's College Oxford) and the Aspire Apprenticeships Programme for vocational pathways. Supporting technology includes a Virtual Learning Environment hosted on Google Sites, Google Classroom for Sixth Form UCAS guidance, Unifrog for destinations tracking, SIMS Parent App for parent communications, SCOPAY for online meal and fee payments, and a dedicated School News mobile app on iOS, Android, and Windows.

As a maintained Catholic secondary school, Upton Hall does not charge disclosed tuition fees; instead, it is funded through the local authority and the Diocese of Shrewsbury, operating as a nonprofit under the FCJ Educational Trust. Approximately 50 employees support the institution, led by Headmistress Andrea Gaunt and a senior team including two Deputy Heads, a SENCO, pastoral leaders, a careers advisor, and heads of department. Admissions are selective — based on Catholic faith criteria, entrance examinations, proximity, and a published appeals process — with annual recruitment cycles (e.g., September 2027 intake) supported by Open Evenings and prospectus distribution.

Name

UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ

Legal name

Upton Hall School FCJ

Website

https://uptonhallschool.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ is a Catholic girls' secondary school and Sixth Form in Upton, Wirral, England, founded in 1870 and operated by the FCJ Educational Trust. It serves approximately 600–900 female students aged 11–18 with GCSE, A-Level/BTEC curricula, faith-based pastoral care, and Oxbridge/apprenticeship preparation programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education (Catholic Girls' School)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sex (Boys/Girls) Private Schools (EDAJABAK)

Keywords

• Catholic secondary education
• Girls school education
• Sixth Form provision
• Religious education
• Oxbridge preparation programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Upton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Upton Hall School FCJ is a Catholic maintained secondary school for girls providing full-time education from Years 7 through 13, including GCSE and A-Level/BTEC qualifications. The school sells admission to its secondary and Sixth Form programmes, enriched by a Catholic ethos, Oxbridge preparation through the Ada Lovelace Programme, apprenticeship guidance, pastoral care, and extracurricular activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Product overview

Upton Hall School FCJ is a Catholic secondary school for girls offering a comprehensive educational programme spanning Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9), Key Stage 4 GCSE courses, and Sixth Form A Level/BTEC provision. The school's product portfolio includes academic curricula across core and optional subjects, Sixth Form @ Upton (university and apprenticeship preparation), the Ada Lovelace Programme (STEM enrichment for Oxbridge preparation), Core RE (Catholic religious education for Sixth Form), the School News App (parent communication), SCOPAY (online payments for meals and fees), Uniform @ Upton (school uniform e-shop), and the Aspire Apprenticeships Programme (vocational guidance). The institution operates its own Virtual Learning Environment and utilizes third-party platforms including Unifrog, UCAS, Google Classroom, and SIMS Parent App for educational delivery and parent communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ada Lovelace Programme: Programme for Year 11 pupils providing wider reading and enrichment activities, including resources from Oxford and Cambridge universities
• SCOPAY Online Payments
• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Inclusion (SEND)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FCJ (Faithful Companions of Jesus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school was founded over 150 years ago by Marie Madeleine d'Houët, founder of the Faithful Companions of Jesus congregation. The FCJ Educational Trust provides governance, ethos, vision and values framework unique to the FCJ network of schools.
• Gaudete TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Gaudete Trust works in conjunction with the FCJ Educational Trust and Diocese of Shrewsbury to support Catholic education in the region.
• Diocese of ShrewsburycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Shrewsbury provides Catholic education oversight and inspection under Section 48 of the Education Act. The school operates under diocesan guidelines for Catholic schools.
• Magdalene College, University of CambridgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagdalene College is the school's link college at Cambridge University, providing outreach support and resources for students considering Oxford or Cambridge applications through the Ada Lovelace Programme.
• St Peter's College, University of OxfordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Peter's College is the school's link college at Oxford University, providing resources and guidance for students considering Oxford applications through the Ada Lovelace Programme.
• FCJ SisterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FCJ Sisters (Faithful Companions of Jesus) founded the school and continue to provide spiritual guidance and educational philosophy aligned with the charism of Marie Madeleine d'Houët.
• UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)minorOthersPartnership for university application processing. All UK university applications are submitted through UCAS, with the school guiding students through the online UCAS application process from early June of Year 12.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• St Bede's College: Independent Catholic co-educational school in Manchester offering a broader educational portfolio from primary through sixth form, competing for faith-oriented families across the wider North West region.
• Merchant Taylors' Girls' School: Independent girls' school in Crosby, Merseyside, comparable to Upton Hall in single-sex provision and academic selectivity but operating as a fee-paying independent rather than a maintained school.

Direct peers

• Holy Cross College: Catholic sixth form college in Bury providing A-Level and vocational pathways, comparable in faith-based post-16 positioning to Upton Hall's Sixth Form @ Upton.
• Loreto Grammar School: Catholic girls' grammar school in Altrincham serving the Greater Manchester area, offering a directly comparable single-sex Catholic secondary model with selective entrance criteria.
• Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College: Catholic sixth form college in Liverpool offering A-Level provision to students from across the region, directly competing with Upton Hall's Sixth Form for post-16 Catholic students.
• The Belvedere Academy: Catholic girls' secondary school in Liverpool, the closest direct peer to Upton Hall School FCJ in terms of single-sex Catholic ethos, regional Liverpool/Wirral catchment, and academic positioning.
• Carmel College: Catholic sixth form college in St Helens offering A-Level and vocational programmes, comparable to Upton Hall's Sixth Form in faith ethos and post-16 academic provision.
• Wirral Grammar School for Girls: Local direct competitor based in the Wirral, a state selective grammar school for girls that competes with Upton Hall School FCJ for the same academically able cohort in the immediate catchment.

Regional players

• West Kirby Grammar School: Selective girls' grammar school on the Wirral peninsula, a regional peer competing for the same academically able female cohort within the immediate local catchment.

Others

• Upton Hall School (historical / heritage reference): Listed only as a self-reference for the company's own DBA names; included here for completeness but not a true competitive peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uptonhallfcj
• Facebookfacebook.com/UptonHallFCJ
• Instagraminstagram.com/uptonhallschoolfcj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/upton-hall-school-fcj

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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