Upton Hall School FCJ




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Upton Hall School FCJ
UptonHallSchool crest.jpg
Address

Moreton Road


Upton
,
Merseyside
,
CH49 6LJ


England

Coordinates
53°23′07″N 3°05′58″W / 53.3852°N 3.0995°W / 53.3852; -3.0995Coordinates: 53°23′07″N 3°05′58″W / 53.3852°N 3.0995°W / 53.3852; -3.0995
Information
School type
Grammar school;
Academy
Motto
Age quod agis
"Whatever you do, do well"
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1849
Founders Faithful Companions of Jesus

Department for Education URN
137929 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Girls
Age 11 to 18
Number of students 900 (incl. 220 in sixth form)
Colour(s) 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.




Contents






  • 1 Admissions


  • 2 History


  • 3 Alumni


  • 4 Former teachers


  • 5 See also


  • 6 Sources


  • 7 External links





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.



History


It was founded as a girls' convent school by Nuns of the Society of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) in 1862.



Alumni




  • Berlie Doherty, children's books author, and playwright, twice winner of the Carnegie Medal


  • Charlotte O'Conor Eccles, Irish writer


  • Sally Nugent, sports reporter on BBC Breakfast and BBC News channel


  • Wendy Piatt, Director General since 2007 of the Russell Group



Former teachers




  • Angela Topping, poet

  • Mavis Blackburn, Artist



See also



  • Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

  • Diocese of Shrewsbury

  • St Anselm's College, Birkenhead

  • Upton Court Grammar School



Sources



  • http://www.uptonhall.wirral.sch.uk/

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20070409004554/http://www.specialistschools.org.uk/

  • http://www.fcjsisters.org/fcj-english/index.htm



External links



  • Upton Hall School FCJ

  • History of Upton Hall School FCJ

  • Faithful Companions of Jesus, English

  • Diocese of Shrewsbury

  • Wirral Learning Grid

  • Specialist Schools and Academies Trust











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