St John Plessington Catholic College

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

BirkenheadConstituency

CH63 7LFPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Plessington Catholic College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,556 pupils. St John Plessington Catholic College is part of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.11

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,556

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,556
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
23 May 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.