What did Ofsted judge St John's Catholic Junior School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St John's Catholic Junior School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St John's Catholic Junior School?

St John's Catholic Junior School has 239 pupils on roll.

What ages does St John's Catholic Junior School take?

St John's Catholic Junior School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.

Where is St John's Catholic Junior School located?

St John's Catholic Junior School is located in Wirral, CH63 7LH, Wirral.

How do I apply to St John's Catholic Junior School?

St John's Catholic Junior School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St John's Catholic Junior School have a religious character?

Yes — St John's Catholic Junior School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Year 3 places decided at St John's Catholic Junior School?

When St John's Catholic Junior School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2); 2. Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St John’s, Bebington and St Luke’s, Spital, (see notes 3); 3. Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes — Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes. (see note 3), and 1 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at St John's Catholic Junior School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.4% of pupils at St John's Catholic Junior School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St John's Catholic Junior School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2)
2Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St John’s, Bebington and St Luke’s, Spital, (see notes 3)
3Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes — Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes. (see note 3)
4Any other children — Any other children. Within each of the categories listed above, the following provisions will be applied in the following order. (i) The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (1) above (see note 4). (ii) The children of staff will be given increased priority within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (1) above (see note 7).

"Admissions Policy 2027/28", published by the school on its own website (https://www.stjohns-junior.wirral.sch.uk/s/Admissions-Policy-2027-28-6bms.pdf).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

St John's Catholic Junior School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St John's Catholic Junior School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St John's Catholic Junior School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St John's Catholic Junior School?: St John's Catholic Junior School has 239 pupils on roll.
What ages does St John's Catholic Junior School take?: St John's Catholic Junior School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is St John's Catholic Junior School located?: St John's Catholic Junior School is located in Wirral, CH63 7LH, Wirral.
How do I apply to St John's Catholic Junior School?: St John's Catholic Junior School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St John's Catholic Junior School have a religious character?: Yes — St John's Catholic Junior School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Year 3 places decided at St John's Catholic Junior School?: When St John's Catholic Junior School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2); 2. Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St John’s, Bebington and St Luke’s, Spital, (see notes 3); 3. Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes — Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes. (see note 3), and 1 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at St John's Catholic Junior School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.4% of pupils at St John's Catholic Junior School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St John's Catholic Junior School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2)
2Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St John’s, Bebington and St Luke’s, Spital, (see notes 3)
3Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes — Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes. (see note 3)
4Any other children — Any other children. Within each of the categories listed above, the following provisions will be applied in the following order. (i) The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (1) above (see note 4). (ii) The children of staff will be given increased priority within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (1) above (see note 7).

"Admissions Policy 2027/28", published by the school on its own website (https://www.stjohns-junior.wirral.sch.uk/s/Admissions-Policy-2027-28-6bms.pdf).

St John's Catholic Junior School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St John's Catholic Junior School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St John's Catholic Junior School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St John's Catholic Junior School?: St John's Catholic Junior School has 239 pupils on roll.
What ages does St John's Catholic Junior School take?: St John's Catholic Junior School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is St John's Catholic Junior School located?: St John's Catholic Junior School is located in Wirral, CH63 7LH, Wirral.
How do I apply to St John's Catholic Junior School?: St John's Catholic Junior School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St John's Catholic Junior School have a religious character?: Yes — St John's Catholic Junior School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Year 3 places decided at St John's Catholic Junior School?: When St John's Catholic Junior School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2); 2. Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St John’s, Bebington and St Luke’s, Spital, (see notes 3); 3. Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes — Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes. (see note 3), and 1 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at St John's Catholic Junior School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.4% of pupils at St John's Catholic Junior School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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