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St John's Catholic Infant School

Wirral, CH63 7LHPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
34 1st-choice / 37 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St John's Catholic Infant School

St John’s Catholic Infant School in Wirral was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023, with inspectors singling out behaviour and attitudes as Outstanding. That’s a notable shift from the school’s previous inspection in 2008, when it was judged Outstanding across the board. For a primary that only takes children up to age 7, the most telling academic metric is the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile, and here the school’s early years provision was rated Good. The school is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 76 applications for just 37 places, with 34 of those coming as first preferences. That oversubscription ratio of 2.05 to 1 tells you local families are keen to get in, even though the nearest Outstanding-rated infant alternative, Town Lane Infant School, is only a kilometre away.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressOld Chester Road, Wirral, Wirral, CH63 7LH
HeadteacherCatherine Sharkey
Local AuthorityWirral
Number of Pupils207
Free School Meals (FSM)16.0%
School Capacity207 / 180 (115% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jan 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Art StudiosPlaying FieldsDining HallLibraryForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

DanceTennisCross CountryFootball

Clubs & Activities

DramaGardeningEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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St John's Catholic Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.