Wirral Grammar School for BoysSt John Plessington Catholic College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wirral.
Summary of the comparison
Wirral Grammar School for Boys and St John Plessington Catholic College are secondary schools in Wirral.
Wirral Grammar School for Boys scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St John Plessington Catholic College scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wirral Grammar School for Boys is ahead on our composite score.
Wirral Grammar School for Boys was judged Good and St John Plessington Catholic College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.4 for Wirral Grammar School for Boys and 37.2 for St John Plessington Catholic College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wirral Grammar School for Boys (69.7 in 2021-22, 65.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John Plessington Catholic College (44.0 in 2021-22, 37.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WirralWirral Grammar School for Boys | WirralSt John Plessington Catholic College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure | 13th of 19 in Wirral | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,074 | 1,544 | |
| Capacity | 1,194 | 1,800 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH63 3AQ | Wirral, CH63 7LF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 65.4 Stronger figure | 37.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 91.0% Stronger figure | 28.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 49.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.2% Stronger figure | 26.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.21 Stronger figure | 3.11 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 156 | 267 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 115 | 73 | |
| A-level average points | 37.3 Stronger figure | 27.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.2 Stronger figure | 29.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 26.5% Stronger figure | 4.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,074 | 1,544 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.5% | 39.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.4% | 12.0% | |
| SEN support | 8.3% | 14.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 3.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.0% Stronger figure | 10.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 30.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
St John Plessington Catholic College
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