St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF · Wirral · secondary school
13th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral we can score, 20 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 2.9/10 against 501 of them, against 1.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 28.5 · 14 | 30% | 0.43 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.35 · 24 | 25% | 0.60 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 37.2 · 11 | 10% | 0.11 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 28.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 37.2, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.35 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (2.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.7 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2023.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Dance, Music, Drama, Art, Choir, and SVP clubs, alongside Football, Rugby, Judo, and Boxing. They also access Musical Theatre, Media, and Spoken Word groups, and participate in Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.
Getting in. The school has 1544 pupils in a capacity of 1800, leaving 256 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific steps are taken to improve progress scores for students from similar backgrounds? How are the breakfast and after-school clubs structured to support daily routines?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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