St John's Catholic Junior School

WirralVoluntary aided school

Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LH

Headteacher: Mrs Elaine MullinsSchool website ↗Pupils: 240 (capacity: 245)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
45%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
45.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 59%·Writing 63%·Maths 50%All three 45%
Reading
Expected59%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected50%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
31.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
34.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
120 girls, 120 boys

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 64% (2018/19), currently 45%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1656.0%1.0%-0.3-1.9-1.2
2016/1745.0%5.0%-2.8-3.8-3.6
2017/1859.0%6.0%-0.2-3.3-2.2
2018/1964.0%11.0%-1.1-1.9-1.1
2022/2361.0%3.0%-2.3-1.4-3.0
2023/2463.0%8.0%---
2024/2545.0%3.0%---
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