St John's Catholic Junior School

Wirral · CH63 7LH

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 239 pupils, 29.3% FSM

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St John's Catholic Junior School

General Information

Address: Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LH – View on map
Phone: 01516459615
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Elaine Mullins
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

239 pupils out of 245 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 70
% eligible for free school meals: 29.3%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Wirral average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 22.6% a year (Wirral 14.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 14% moved to another school, 86% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Wirral: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Wirral, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Other difficulty or disability: 16 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 45% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 13 percentage points below the Wirral average (58%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 56% against an expected 57%)
3-year average (expected standard): 56%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 59% · Writing 63% · Maths 50% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 59%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 100
Based on: 64 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWirral averageEngland↘ Falling Down 16 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 13 percentage points below the Wirral average (58%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 56th of 75 junior and primary schools in the area

#55The Priory Parish CofE Primary School46%
=56Co-op Academy Portland45%
=56St John's Catholic Junior School45%
=58Black Horse Hill Junior School44%
=58Greenleas Primary School44%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Thornton Hough Primary School100%
#2Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School86%
#3Brackenwood Junior School85%
=4Mersey Park Primary School83%
=4Poulton Lancelyn Primary School83%
=4Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School83%
=7Barnston Primary School82%
=7Gayton Primary School82%
#9West Kirby Primary School81%
#10Thingwall Primary School79%
#11Great Meols Primary School75%
#12Holy Cross Catholic Primary School73%
=13Greasby Junior School70%
=13Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School70%
=13Irby Primary School70%
=13Townfield Primary School70%
=17Brookdale Primary School69%
=17Church Drive Primary School69%
=19Heswall Primary School68%
=19Liscard Primary School68%
=19St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead68%
=22Christ The King Catholic Primary School67%
=22Ladymount Catholic Primary School67%
=22Woodchurch Road Academy67%
#25Heygarth Primary School65%
=26Higher Bebington Junior School64%
=26St George's Primary School64%
=28Birkenhead High School Academy61%
=28St Anne's Catholic Primary School61%
=28St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School61%
#31Lingham Primary School60%
#32New Brighton Primary School58%
#33St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey57%
=34Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School56%
=34Manor Primary School56%
=34Mount Primary School56%
=34Overchurch Junior School56%
=34Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School56%
=34Somerville Primary School56%
#40St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton55%
=41Leasowe Primary School53%
=41Park Primary School53%
=41Prenton Primary School53%
=41St Paul's Catholic Primary School53%
=41Woodlands Primary School53%
=46Egremont Primary School52%
=46Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School52%
=46Stanton Road Primary School52%
=49Chapelhill Primary School50%
=49Pensby Primary School50%
=49Raeburn Primary School50%
=52Co-op Academy Hillside48%
=52St Peter's Catholic Primary School48%
#54Devonshire Park Primary School47%
#55The Priory Parish CofE Primary School46%
=56Co-op Academy Portland45%
=56St John's Catholic Junior School45%
=58Black Horse Hill Junior School44%
=58Greenleas Primary School44%
=58St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School44%
=61Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School43%
=61Riverside Primary School43%
=63Co-op Academy Woodslee41%
=63Fender Primary School41%
=63Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School41%
=63Mendell Primary School41%
#67Bedford Drive Primary School38%
#68Kingsway Primary School37%
#69Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School36%
#70Castleway Primary School33%
#71Grove Street Primary School30%
#72Rock Ferry Primary School28%
#73Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School27%
#74Cathcart Street Primary School26%
#75Eastway Primary School21%

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4th of 5 junior schools in Wirral for Ofsted rating

#2Brackenwood Junior SchoolGood
#3Higher Bebington Junior SchoolGood
#4St John's Catholic Junior SchoolGood
#5Overchurch Junior SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Black Horse Hill Junior SchoolGood
#2Brackenwood Junior SchoolGood
#3Higher Bebington Junior SchoolGood
#4St John's Catholic Junior SchoolGood
#5Overchurch Junior SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,005 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 6 junior schools in Wirral for spending per pupil

#2Brackenwood Junior School£6,584
#3Higher Bebington Junior School£6,260
#4St John's Catholic Junior School£6,005
#5Greasby Junior School£5,971
#6Overchurch Junior School£5,954

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Black Horse Hill Junior School£6,838
#2Brackenwood Junior School£6,584
#3Higher Bebington Junior School£6,260
#4St John's Catholic Junior School£6,005
#5Greasby Junior School£5,971
#6Overchurch Junior School£5,954

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