Secondary school

St John Plessington Catholic College

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wirral
  • CH63 7LF
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,917 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 89%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 23%23%2016/17: top 26%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 48%2021/22: top 73%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 89%No exams

A-level results

#152 of 178 North West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against North West

Attainment 837.2 · North West 44.42/10 Well below North West−18.6 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths28.5% · North West 40%2/10 Well below North West+8.4 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.11 · North West 3.822/10 Well below North West−19.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.35 · North West −0.164/10 Below−58.1 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry27.16 · North West 32.92/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.4 · 224 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 50.5 · 214 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 48 · 231 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 46.6 · 230 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 44 · 253 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 39 · 261 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 38.7 · 269 pupils · North West 442024/25: 37.2 · 267 pupils · North West 44.454.437.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 34% · 214 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 34% · 231 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 31% · 230 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 28% · 253 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 27% · 261 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 26.8% · 269 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 28.5% · 267 pupils · North West 40%34%26.8%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 28.63 · 166 pupils · North West 28.42016/17: 28.69 · 131 pupils · North West 29.242017/18: 29.17 · 140 pupils · North West 30.22018/19: 28.22 · 121 pupils · North West 31.62021/22: 29.19 · 120 pupils · North West 35.972022/23: 25.63 · 108 pupils · North West 31.932023/24: 28.02 · 98 pupils · North West 32.72024/25: 27.16 · 73 pupils · North West 32.929.1925.63No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
195 of 195 who put it first2014 · 65.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st195195
2nd15210
3rd750

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Outstanding
  3. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Behaviour and attitudes

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,556
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.6%
First language not English12.0%
SEN support14.4%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)10.9%
Persistently absent pupils30.2%

Girls 44.8%Boys 55.2%

86.4% full · 1,800 places · 204 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.3
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 92
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 38.9
  • Other support 36.2

Teachers 102 FTE · Whole workforce 177 · 196 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,688
Spend per pupil£8,353
Staff spend per pupil£6,257
Reserve per pupil£625
  • +£967,000revenue reserve
  • +£519,000in-year balance

Grants £8,512 · self-generated £176 · premises £638 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,826,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

269 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.1%
  • Education80.3%
  • Apprenticeship8.2%
  • Employment2.6%
  • Not sustained5.9%
  • Unknown3%

After sixth form (16–18)

115 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained82.6%
  • Education47.8%
  • Higher education47%
  • Apprenticeship8.7%
  • Employment26.1%
  • Not sustained14.8%
  • Unknown2.6%