Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVERYONE MATTERS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Scarborough
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Everyone Matters Schools Trust
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 874
- URN
- 149983
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695625191
About this school
Up Holland High School is a secondary academy in Wigan. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 874 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Up Holland High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Up Holland High School (URN 119751).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Up Holland High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 859 |
| 2024/25 | 861 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Up Holland High School compares
Up Holland High School ranked 25th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.8 | 8.3% | 23.9% | 874 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic High School | 51.1 | 5.7% | 11.3% | 1,026 | 1.1 miles |
| Dean Trust Wigan | 33.1 | 9% | 57.3% | 715 | 1.5 miles |
| Rainford High School | 50.6 | 6.5% | 15.7% | 1,646 | 3.0 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | 41.3 | 8.9% | 32.9% | 998 | 3.4 miles |
| Hawkley Hall High School | 40.4 | 9.2% | 24.9% | 1,170 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.93%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.32%
- Persistent absence
- 22.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Catholic High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Wigan
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Dean Trust Wigan1.5 miles
Secondary · Wigan
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Rainford High School3.0 miles
Secondary · St Helens
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St John Fisher Catholic High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Wigan
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Hawkley Hall High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Up Holland High School ranks 5th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in Wigan.
- Cansfield High School Secondary
- Dean Trust Rose Bridge Secondary
- Dean Trust Wigan Secondary
- Hawkley Hall High School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Hindley Secondary
- Shevington High School Secondary
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic High School Secondary
- Standish Community High School Secondary
- The Byrchall High School Secondary
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Up Holland High School teach?
- Up Holland High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Up Holland High School?
- The headteacher of Up Holland High School is Mr Paul Scarborough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Up Holland High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Up Holland High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Up Holland High School?
- Up Holland High School has 874 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Up Holland High School full?
- Up Holland High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 874 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Up Holland High School a faith school?
- No. Up Holland High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Up Holland High School a selective school?
- No. Up Holland High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Up Holland High School part of an academy trust?
- Up Holland High School is part of EVERYONE MATTERS SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Up Holland High School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Up Holland High School ranked 25th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Up Holland High School's absence rate?
- Up Holland High School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Up Holland High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Up Holland High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.