St John's Catholic Junior School
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Mullins
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 105080
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516459615
About this school
St John's Catholic Junior School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 62 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 63% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 76% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 66% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 66% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St John's Catholic Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Catholic Junior School compares
St John's Catholic Junior School ranked 56th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 239 | — |
| St John's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.5% | 189 | 0.0 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Grove Street Primary School | 30% | 9.9% | 61.7% | 312 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6.9% | 58.7% | 247 | 0.4 miles |
| Town Lane Infant School | — | 4.8% | 9.4% | 322 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.75%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Catholic Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Grove Street Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
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Town Lane Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
St John's Catholic Junior School ranks 36th of the 47 ranked primary schools in Wirral.
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Castleway Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St John's Catholic Junior School teach?
- St John's Catholic Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's Catholic Junior School?
- The headteacher of St John's Catholic Junior School is Mrs Elaine Mullins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St John's Catholic Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's Catholic Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St John's Catholic Junior School?
- St John's Catholic Junior School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St John's Catholic Junior School full?
- St John's Catholic Junior School has capacity for 245 pupils and 239 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St John's Catholic Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St John's Catholic Junior School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St John's Catholic Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John's Catholic Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St John's Catholic Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John's Catholic Junior School rank locally?
- St John's Catholic Junior School ranked 56th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John's Catholic Junior School's absence rate?
- St John's Catholic Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Catholic Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's Catholic Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.