St John's Catholic Junior School
Primary schoolSt John's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 239 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 45% of pupils at St John's Catholic Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Wirral and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wirral | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St John's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 202370 m
- St John Plessington Catholic CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)190 m
- St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed510 m
- Grove Street Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Co-op Academy BebingtonSecondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional)930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wirral
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).