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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH63 7LHSt John's Catholic Junior School
Primary

St John's Catholic Junior School

Primary

Wirral · Wirral · CH63 7LH https://www.stjohns-junior.wirral.sch.uk/

Pupils
240
cap. 245
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Catholic Junior School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
45%
-18pp
64%55%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
3%
-5pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
240
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LH
Local authority
Wirral
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2545%3%59%25%63%8%50%11%81%59%102.0100.0102.030%240
2023/2463%8%76%24%81%18%66%16%81%66%104.0102.0103.016%248
2022/2361%3%69%32%73%10%68%16%79%56%104.0102.0102.0-2.30-1.40-3.0027%248
2018/1964%11%75%27%78%11%78%33%86%75%104.0105.0106.0-1.10-1.90-1.1019%252
2017/1859%6%86%23%71%6%70%21%76%82%106.0103.0106.0-0.20-3.30-2.2016%253
2016/1745%5%69%14%66%5%63%6%91%77%102.0101.0104.0-2.80-3.80-3.6017%250

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524023.130%3%29%5%17%
2023/2424821.816%4%27%6%15%
2022/2324825.827%3%22%5%13%
2021/2224523.618%2%22%5%13%
2020/2124823.419%4%23%
2018/1925220.819%3%27%5%12%
2017/1825321.116%4%25%4%5%
2016/1725022.317%3%26%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.