St John's Catholic Infant School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Wirral · CH63 7LH · Wirral
Ages 3–7
- Absence5.0%
- FSM23.8%
- Demand1.11
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 105080
St John's Catholic Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Wirral · CH63 7LH
Ages 7–11 · 239 pupils · Wirral
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
63%
Overall absence
5.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-10-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 4.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 248
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill98%
239 pupils · 245 places
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- Boys / girls
- 116 / 123
- School capacity
- 245
- Capacity fill
- 239 / 245 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- FSM pupils
- 70
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Mullins
Location
- Address
- Old Chester Road, Bebington
- Postcode
- CH63 7LH
- Town
- Wirral
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Wirral
- District
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Wirral, Wirral, 239 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.3%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Wirral · CH63 7NL · Wirral
Ages 4–11
- FSM13.2%
0.3 miles away
Grove Street Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Wirral · CH62 5BA · Wirral
Ages 2–11
- KS246%
- Absence9.6%
- FSM58.9%
- Demand0.91
0.4 miles away
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Birkenhead · CH42 4NE · Wirral
Ages 2–11
- KS255%
- Absence7.7%
- FSM52.9%
- Demand1.50
0.4 miles away
Town Lane Infant School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Wirral · CH63 8LD · Wirral
Ages 3–7
- Absence4.8%
- FSM10.0%
- Demand0.96
0.6 miles away
Church Drive Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wirral · CH62 5EF · Wirral
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM31.1%
- Demand1.11
0.7 miles away
Brackenwood Infant School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
Wirral · CH63 2HN · Wirral
Ages 4–7
- Absence3.5%
- FSM21.3%
- Demand0.91
0.7 miles away
Brackenwood Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wirral · CH63 2HH · Wirral
Ages 7–11
- KS260%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM19.6%
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Mullins
- Telephone
- 01516459615