St John Plessington Catholic College is a secondary school located in Wirral. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Old Chester Road, Wirral, CH63 7LF
Website: http://www.stjohnplessington.com
Telephone: 01516455049
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Maria Sharratt
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139031

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1625
Number of Pupils: 1606
Number of Boys: 869
Number of Girls: 737

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.43 Confidence interval 0.26 to 0.59
Of the 230 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 227 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:67%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic Infant School
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LH 		4out of 4 143 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Junior School
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LH 		3out of 4 211 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School
Townfield Lane , Lower Bebington CH63 7NL 		4out of 4 423 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Grove Street Primary School
Grove Street Primary School , Grove Street CH62 5BA 		2out of 4 519 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Highfield South , Rock Ferry CH42 4NE 		3out of 4 923 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LF 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Bebington
Higher Bebington Road , Bebington CH63 2PS 		2out of 4 956 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Heath Road , Bebington CH63 3AF 		4out of 4 1,406 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Cross Lane , Bebington CH63 3AQ 		4out of 4 1,426 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR 		3out of 4 1,781 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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