How many pupils attend Up Holland High School?

Up Holland High School has 874 pupils on roll.

What ages does Up Holland High School take?

Up Holland High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Up Holland High School located?

Up Holland High School is located in Wigan, WN5 7AL, Lancashire.

How do I apply to Up Holland High School?

Up Holland High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Up Holland High School?

When Up Holland High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but then became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.' This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted;; 2. Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. The brother or sister must be on the school roll in Years 7 — 11. This includes full, half or stepbrothers and sisters, adopted and foster brothers and sisters or a child of the parent/ carer/ partner, and in every case, who is living at the same address and is part of the same family unit;; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff at the school in either of the following circumstances: - the member of staff is employed by the trust and assigned at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or - the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance criterion used as tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data). If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

What is the largest ethnic background at Up Holland High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.3% of pupils at Up Holland High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Up Holland High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but then became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.' This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted;
2Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. The brother or sister must be on the school roll in Years 7 — 11. This includes full, half or stepbrothers and sisters, adopted and foster brothers and sisters or a child of the parent/ carer/ partner, and in every case, who is living at the same address and is part of the same family unit;
3Children of staff — Children of staff at the school in either of the following circumstances: - the member of staff is employed by the trust and assigned at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or - the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: Distance criterion used as tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data). If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

After the admission of pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans where Up Holland High School is named on the Plan, the oversubscription criteria are applied. The waiting list closes 31 December 2027 for the September 2027 Year 7 intake. Arrangements determined by Full Governing Body 28.01.26.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Up Holland High School: key facts

How many pupils attend Up Holland High School?: Up Holland High School has 874 pupils on roll.
What ages does Up Holland High School take?: Up Holland High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Up Holland High School located?: Up Holland High School is located in Wigan, WN5 7AL, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Up Holland High School?: Up Holland High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Up Holland High School?: When Up Holland High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but then became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.' This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted;; 2. Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. The brother or sister must be on the school roll in Years 7 — 11. This includes full, half or stepbrothers and sisters, adopted and foster brothers and sisters or a child of the parent/ carer/ partner, and in every case, who is living at the same address and is part of the same family unit;; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff at the school in either of the following circumstances: - the member of staff is employed by the trust and assigned at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or - the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance criterion used as tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data). If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Up Holland High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.3% of pupils at Up Holland High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Up Holland High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but then became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.' This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted;
2Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. The brother or sister must be on the school roll in Years 7 — 11. This includes full, half or stepbrothers and sisters, adopted and foster brothers and sisters or a child of the parent/ carer/ partner, and in every case, who is living at the same address and is part of the same family unit;
3Children of staff — Children of staff at the school in either of the following circumstances: - the member of staff is employed by the trust and assigned at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or - the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Other children — Other children.

Up Holland High School: key facts

How many pupils attend Up Holland High School?: Up Holland High School has 874 pupils on roll.
What ages does Up Holland High School take?: Up Holland High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Up Holland High School located?: Up Holland High School is located in Wigan, WN5 7AL, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Up Holland High School?: Up Holland High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Up Holland High School?: When Up Holland High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but then became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.' This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted;; 2. Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. The brother or sister must be on the school roll in Years 7 — 11. This includes full, half or stepbrothers and sisters, adopted and foster brothers and sisters or a child of the parent/ carer/ partner, and in every case, who is living at the same address and is part of the same family unit;; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff at the school in either of the following circumstances: - the member of staff is employed by the trust and assigned at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or - the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance criterion used as tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data). If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Up Holland High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.3% of pupils at Up Holland High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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