St John Plessington Catholic College

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Old Chester Road
 Bebington
 Wirral
 Merseyside CH63 7LF
Telephone: 0151 645 5049

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from St John Plessington Catholic College
Trust: Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Peadar McLoughlin (since January 2023 – came from St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Maria Sharratt
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 101.96 / 38.85
Non-teaching Staff*: 75.02
Number of pupils: 1544
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.1
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 39.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 24.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 20.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Wirral
Constituency: Wirral South
Electoral Ward: Bebington
School Number: 3444605

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 22nd November 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St John's Catholic Junior School (0.2km) show on map
  2. St John's Catholic Infant School (0.2km) show on map
  3. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  4. Grove Street Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  5. Co-op Academy Bebington (0.9km) show on map
  6. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Church Drive Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Brackenwood Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  9. Town Lane Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  10. Brackenwood Junior School (1.1km) show on map
  11. Wirral Grammar School for Girls (1.2km) show on map
  12. Wirral Grammar School for Boys (1.3km) show on map
  13. Higher Bebington Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Rock Ferry Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  15. Prenton High School for Girls (1.7km) show on map
  16. Stanton Road Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  17. Bedford Drive Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  18. Utopia (1.8km) show on map
  19. Well Lane Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  20. Horizons Independent School (2.3km) show on map
  21. Mersey Park Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  22. Devonshire Park Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  23. Poulton Lancelyn Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  24. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (2.9km) show on map
  25. Woodchurch Road Academy (3.0km) show on map
  26. Co-op Academy Woodslee (3.0km) show on map
  27. Prenton Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  28. Woodlands Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  29. Prenton Preparatory School (3.4km) show on map
  30. St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  31. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  32. Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  33. St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  34. Matthew Arnold Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  35. King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool (3.9km) show on map
  36. Progress Schools - Wirral (3.9km) show on map
  37. Progress Schools - Hamilton Square (3.9km) show on map
  38. Wirral Metropolitan College (3.9km) show on map
  39. St Finbar's Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  40. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  41. Townfield Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  42. Mendell Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  43. Birkenhead Park School (4.2km) show on map
  44. Birkenhead School (4.2km) show on map
  45. Cathcart Street Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  46. Birkenhead High School Academy (4.3km) show on map
  47. Cities in Schools at Unit 302 (4.3km) show on map
  48. St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  49. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  50. The Belvedere Preparatory School (4.4km) show on map
  51. The Belvedere Academy (4.4km) show on map
  52. St Charles' Catholic Academy (4.4km) show on map
  53. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  54. St Silas Church of England Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  55. St Anselm's College (4.4km) show on map
  56. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC (4.4km) show on map
  57. The Studio School Liverpool (4.4km) show on map
  58. The Priory Parish CofE Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  59. IMPACT Northwest Schools (4.5km) show on map
  60. Raeburn Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  61. Auckland College (4.5km) show on map
  62. Windsor Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  63. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  64. Brookhurst Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  65. St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  66. LIPA School (4.8km) show on map
  67. Foxfield School (4.8km) show on map
  68. Thornton Hough Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  69. Ridgeway High School (4.9km) show on map
  70. Bellerive FCJ Catholic College (4.9km) show on map
  71. Birkenhead Sixth Form College (5.0km) show on map
  72. LIPA Sixth Form College (5.0km) show on map
  73. Kilgarth School (5.0km) show on map
  74. Woodchurch High School (5.0km) show on map
  75. Kingsley Community School (5.0km) show on map
  76. Progress Schools - Liverpool (5.1km) show on map
  77. Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts (5.1km) show on map
  78. Princes School (5.1km) show on map
  79. Wirral Hospitals' School (5.2km) show on map
  80. Palmerston School (5.2km) show on map
  81. Abercromby Nursery School (5.2km) show on map
  82. St Margaret's Church of England Academy (5.3km) show on map
  83. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  84. Sudley Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  85. Co-op Academy Hillside (5.4km) show on map
  86. Heygarth Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  87. Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre (5.4km) show on map
  88. Fender Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  89. University of Liverpool Mathematics School (5.5km) show on map
  90. Bidston Avenue Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  91. St Hilda's Church of England High School (5.5km) show on map
  92. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  93. The City of Liverpool College (5.5km) show on map
  94. Pleasant Street Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  95. Co-op Academy Portland (5.6km) show on map
  96. St Nicholas Catholic Academy (5.6km) show on map
  97. Woodchurch CofE Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  98. Meadowside School (5.7km) show on map
  99. Thingwall Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  100. South Wirral High School (5.7km) show on map
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Associated Schools

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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