Voluntary aided school · Wirral

St John's Catholic Junior School

7–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105080URN

Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 63% · Maths 50% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%55th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	3%	102	100
2023/24	63%	8%	104	102
2022/23	61%	3%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St John's Catholic Junior SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Infant School
0.1 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place
Grove Street Primary School
0.6 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Town Lane Infant School
1.0 km · Wirral

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place
Church Drive Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Brackenwood Infant School
1.1 km · Wirral

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Brackenwood Junior School
1.3 km · Wirral

Good2023

85%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105080 · 344/3360
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 245 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LH
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources