St John's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–7 · Wirral
St John's Catholic Infant School is a primary school in Wirral for ages 3–7 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7LH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 189 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, enjoy attending St John’s Catholic Infant School.”
- “Pupils consistently meet the high expectations that the school sets for their achievement.”
- “Most pupils, and children in the early years, achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, from time to time, some teachers do not design the most appropriate activities to help pupils, and children in the early years, to learn new topics and concepts.”
- “On occasion, this hinders the depth of some pupils’ learning and development.”
- “However, on occasion, some pupils who receive SEND support are not placed on the school’s SEND register.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2025, as Wirral published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wirral.
- St John's Catholic Junior School 0.0 mi Good
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grove Street Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Town Lane Infant School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Church Drive Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Brackenwood Infant School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brackenwood Junior School 0.8 mi Good