School Overview
St John Plessington Catholic College is a academy converter located in Wirral. It serves the secondary phase for students aged 11 to 18. The school currently has 1,544 pupils with a capacity of 1,800. The school has a Roman Catholic character.
School Performance
Official DfE data · 2024-25 · 8 years of data
Performance data is published annually by the Department for Education. Figures reflect the most recent available results. National averages are for state-funded schools in England.
GCSE Results (Key Stage 4)
2024-25Progress 8
Attainment 8
37.2
Close to averageNational: 46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
28.5%
National: 45.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
49.8%
National: 65%
EBacc Entry
26.6%
National: 39.1%
A-Level & Post-16 Results (Key Stage 5)
2024-25Avg A-Level Grade
C-
Avg Point Score
27.16
Close to averageNational: 33.2
AAB+ (2 Facilitating)
4.3%
National: 15.8%
Applied General
Dist
Performance Trends
7 years of dataProgress 8
+0.22
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Attainment 8
-0.30
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
-0.2%
'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
EBacc Entry
+0.5%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Overall Absence
-1.2%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Persistent Absence
-3.5%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Where Leavers Go
2024-2582%
Education 82%
Apprenticeship 6%
Employment 4%
Higher Education Destinations
Going to HE
64%
Top Third Unis
9%
Apprenticeship
1%
School Demographics
2024-25Boys
55.18%
Girls
44.82%
EAL
12%
FSM Ever
39.57%
SEN Support
14.44%
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