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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).


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
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in 2006, 2012 and again in 2022. The school holds Training School status.


History

It was founded as a girls' convent school by
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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.


Alumni

* Berlie Doherty, children's books author, and playwright, twice winner of the Carnegie Medal *
Charlotte O'Conor Eccles Charlotte O'Conor Eccles (1863–1911) was an Irish writer, translator and journalist, who spent her working life in London. ''Aliens of the West'' (1904) was said to be among "the best modern books of short stories on Ireland yet written."''The ...
, Irish writer * Sally Nugent, sports reporter on
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and BBC News channel *
Wendy Piatt Wendy Louisa Piatt (born 17 November 1970) is chief executive officer of Gresham College. Life Piatt was born in Birkenhead, in the Wirral,Russell Group *
Niamh Charles Niamh Louise Charles (born 21 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team. Early career Charles grew up on the Wirral in Merseyside an ...
, Professional Footballer


Former teachers

*
Angela Topping Angela Topping (born 2 October 1954) is an English poet, literary critic and author. She has published eight solo poetry collections: ''Dandelions for Mothers' Day'' (1988, 1989), ''The Fiddle'' (1999), ''The Way We Came'' (2007), ''The New Gen ...
, poet * Mavis Blackburn, Artist


See also

* Bellerive FCJ Catholic College * Diocese of Shrewsbury *
St Anselm's College, Birkenhead St Anselm's College is an 11–18 boys, Roman Catholic, grammar school and sixth form with academy status in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was established in 1933 and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. It is one of ...
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Upton Court Grammar School Upton Court Grammar School is a fully selective academy school in Lascelles Road, Slough, Berkshire. The school has specialisms in languages and science. It is also a Leading Edge School, an ICT-Focus School, a Training School, an Intern ...


References


Sources

* http://www.uptonhall.wirral.sch.uk/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20070409004554/http://www.specialistschools.org.uk/ * http://www.fcjsisters.org/


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
Upton Hall School FCJ
St Anselm's College, Birkenhead St Anselm's College is an 11–18 boys, Roman Catholic, grammar school and sixth form with academy status in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was established in 1933 and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. It is one of ...
Girls' schools in Merseyside 1849 establishments in England Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Shrewsbury Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Training schools in England {{Merseyside-school-stub