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St John's Catholic Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Mary S Bulmer

location_onWirral, CH63 7LH

language Visit Website phone 1516455291

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

221

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St John's Catholic Infant School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Wirral, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

St John's Catholic Infant School is a voluntary aided school in Wirral, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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25 February 2008

Inspection Report

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07 March 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2008-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 207 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	207	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	217	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	219	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	216	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	221	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	221	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	220	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	234	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	233	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	232	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	227	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	227	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	226	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	230	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	230	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	230	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	222	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	221	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	221	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	235	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	236	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	248	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	251	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	240	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils