School Summary

St John Plessington Catholic College


Boys: 885
Girls: 738
Total Pupils: 1623
Opened: 01-12-2012
Ofsted: Good
Headteacher: Peadar McLoughlin
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road
Wirral
Merseyside
CH63 7LF
Telephone: 01516455049
Website: http://www.stjohnplessington.com

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AdministrativeWard (name): Bebington
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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Merseyside
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Diocese (code): RC18
Diocese (name): Diocese of Shrewsbury
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Wirral
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Easting: 333075
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EstablishmentName: St John Plessington Catholic College
EstablishmentNumber: 4605
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GOR (name): North West
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Gender (code): 3
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HeadFirstName: Peadar
HeadLastName: McLoughlin
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LA (name): Wirral
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LastChangedDate: 20-06-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 885
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NumberOfPupils: 1623
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
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OfstedLastInsp: 23-11-2022
OfstedRating (name): Good
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OpenDate: 01-12-2012
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Wirral South
PercentageFSM: 26.50
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
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RSCRegion (name): Lancashire and West Yorkshire
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SchoolCapacity: 1800
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust
SchoolWebsite: http://www.stjohnplessington.com
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Old Chester Road
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Town: Wirral
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 3458
Trusts (name): HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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URN: 139031
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":3,"text":{"text":"I have mixed reviews about this school. I attended 30 years ago and have had family attend since then. It produces good education and I commend teachers having to deal with difficult students. However, on that note, some of the teachers I believe are bullies or abuse their power. How Mr Rylance still has a job there after all these years perhaps is one reason why there are bad reviews. It's not easy being a teacher but it is clear this school needs a shake up.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I have mixed reviews about this school. I attended 30 years ago and have had family attend since then. It produces good education and I commend teachers having to deal with difficult students. However, on that note, some of the teachers I believe are bullies or abuse their power. How Mr Rylance still has a job there after all these years perhaps is one reason why there are bad reviews. It's not easy being a teacher but it is clear this school needs a shake up.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"melanie mcmahon","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115871039705973654751\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKo-3GtSDIpevAoJR3isGvOpNGhBjGfkvD2XkCgmKSo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2021-05-04T06:19:55Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"School is the worst experience off my life allowed me to suffer abuse was unable to feel safe and never safe guarded me as a child \u00f0\u009f\u009a\u00b8 absolutely shocking soul and life destroying .","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"School is the worst experience off my life allowed me to suffer abuse was unable to feel safe and never safe guarded me as a child \u00f0\u009f\u009a\u00b8 absolutely shocking soul and life destroying .","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Luke Skywalker","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114686909071449996457\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocI23F7ARHJqY33q8PabE5divS2Qyxpq199o4CwsriKZm9M=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2022-09-16T10:18:22Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I went to this school, I got expelled in around one week for simply responding to racist slurs aimed at me. I retaliated with explicitly sexualised language and vexed the aggressor enough to make him attack me. Whom I beat up quite easily. I got expelled and the racist instigator got away without any punishment whatsoever. After this I was forced to stay in the school for a further 6 months, in these 6 months I received no real education from the staff who blatantly refused to educate me or even give me work that had been set to the rest of the class. The staff in this college are rude, unprofessional and maleficly arrogant.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to this school, I got expelled in around one week for simply responding to racist slurs aimed at me. I retaliated with explicitly sexualised language and vexed the aggressor enough to make him attack me. Whom I beat up quite easily. I got expelled and the racist instigator got away without any punishment whatsoever. After this I was forced to stay in the school for a further 6 months, in these 6 months I received no real education from the staff who blatantly refused to educate me or even give me work that had been set to the rest of the class. The staff in this college are rude, unprofessional and maleficly arrogant.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Artur Kuks","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/118445634289798134329\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIxnQMZouyRT-MOpNiMqanvl23MYtk2pFucJ-AK4Qum=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-02-03T16:18:13Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Connection terminated. Mr price is jesus christ. He is the best English teacher to ever grace this earth he is the second coming of our messiah this school should be based around him and him only","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Connection terminated. Mr price is jesus christ. He is the best English teacher to ever grace this earth he is the second coming of our messiah this school should be based around him and him only","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Rei Ayanami","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108448612675658291076\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXnWMkNm2fKGb579B-flhB6PJw5N6pzUurZW4OTNdYIIwA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-01-26T08:16:41Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Not sure where i'd be now without the help of this school, always patient with me and helpful to students. Of course there are teachers in this school that you feel are just there to complain or pick on students but thats a very small percentage of them. This is now my second year of sixth form and i have had very little issues in the 7 years i've been here, i have all my GCSEs and i'm coming out with three A-Levels, this is a good school if you are willing to work hard and follow simple rules. I'd recommend this school to anyone considering it.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Not sure where i'd be now without the help of this school, always patient with me and helpful to students. Of course there are teachers in this school that you feel are just there to complain or pick on students but thats a very small percentage of them. This is now my second year of sixth form and i have had very little issues in the 7 years i've been here, i have all my GCSEs and i'm coming out with three A-Levels, this is a good school if you are willing to work hard and follow simple rules. I'd recommend this school to anyone considering it.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Paul 2000","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/104971836913899345476\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUYDR8MxRfGngMIFy6xt4OYI4DcgIBwwgIPmrQqhX1ChO0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-02-01T00:45:28Z"}]