Upton Hall School FCJ

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Upton Hall School FCJ
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Upton Hall School FCJ
Moreton Road

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CH49 6LJ

England
Coordinates 53°23′07″N3°05′58″W / 53.3852°N 3.0995°W / 53.3852; -3.0995 Coordinates: 53°23′07″N3°05′58″W / 53.3852°N 3.0995°W / 53.3852; -3.0995
Information
Type Grammar school;
Academy
MottoAge quod agis
"Whatever you do, do it well"
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1849;174 years ago (1849)
Founders Faithful Companions of Jesus
Department for Education URN 137929 Tables
Ofsted Reports
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Enrolment900 (incl. 220 in sixth form)
Colour(s)Green, yellow
Website www.uptonhallschool.co.uk

Upton Hall School FCJ is a Catholic girls' grammar school with academy status located in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1849 by the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ).

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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, 2012 and again in 2022. 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.

The remains of Marie Madeleine, the founder of the FCJ, were reburied in the school's personal graveyard in 1904 due to anti-clerical tensions in France. Her body was moved to Kent in 1980, and subsequently to Paris in 2012. [1]

Alumni

Former teachers

See also

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References

  1. "Venerable Marie Madeleine d'Houët: Her Life". www.fcjsisters.org. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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