Secondary
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LF
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1556 of 1800 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
29%
37.2
11th of 18 by our score, among the secondary schools in Wirral we can score - 29 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 |
| Entered the EBacc | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.16 |
| A level students | 73 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 28% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 27% |
| 24/25 | 29% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 29.2 |
| 22/23 | 25.6 |
| 23/24 | 28.0 |
| 24/25 | 27.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.14 |
| 22/23 | -0.57 |
| 23/24 | -0.35 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.0 |
| 22/23 | 39.0 |
| 23/24 | 38.7 |
| 24/25 | 37.2 |
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Wirral admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Peadar McLoughlin
- Address
- Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LF
- Telephone
- 01516455049