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St John Plessington Catholic College

Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 November 2022). Last inspected 22 November 2022.

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1,544
Pupils
39.0%
Free school meals
1 December 2012
Opened

About this school

St John Plessington Catholic College is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Wirral, Merseyside. The school has 1,544 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 November 2022). Last inspected 22 November 2022. The Headteacher is Peadar McLoughlin. The school is administered by Wirral local authority. It belongs to HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 December 2012.

School details

Headteacher
Peadar McLoughlin
Trust
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Wirral
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
139031

Admissions

Applications for places at St John Plessington Catholic College are handled by the school or the local authority (Wirral). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

37.2
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.35
Progress 8 · 2023-24
29%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
50%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.11
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
27%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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