How to apply for a place at the College
SJP is an oversubscribed Catholic comprehensive Voluntary-Aided. The Governors are responsible for Admissions and they consider applications according to criteria agreed by the College and the Diocese of Shrewsbury. The Governors consider these applications in a priority order made available to Wirral Local Authority.
For 2020/2021 the Planned Admission number has been set at 270.
For 2021/2022 the Planned Admission number has been set at 270.
Please click on the images below to view our Admissions Policy and FAQ document.
| Admissions Policy 2020/21 | Admissions Policy FAQ |
| Admissions Policy 2021/22 | Admissions Policy FAQ |
If you wish to make an Appeal for your child to be admitted to St John Plessington, please print the attached Appeals Pack,
or ring the College to ask for an Appeals Pack to be posted to you. (Please note that the deadline for returning the Appeal Form is Tuesday 31st March 2020).
The Appeals Process will be outlined by the Chair of the independent Appeals Panel, Mr N Orme. Mr S J Rylance, Head Teacher, on behalf of the Governors, will make a presentation outlining why your child was unable to be given a place at St John Plessington.
| Agenda Timetable | |||||||||||||
| Appeals to be returned to us by the deadline of Tuesday 31st March 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Any additional information is to be submitted by Monday 20th April 2020. | |||||||||||||
| Each appellant will be given at least 10 school days' notice of their individual appeal hearing date. | |||||||||||||
| Appeal hearings will commence Monday 4th May 2020 and expected to last the week. | |||||||||||||
If you have a complaint about an Independent Appeal Hearing for an academy, appellants should contact the ESFA website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/education-and-skills-funding-agency
scroll down to Contact ESFA and click on Contact Form General Enquiries
2019/2020 Preferences:
For 2019/2020 we received the following preferences:
1st Preference - 327 2nd Preference - 257
3rd Preference - 143
The planned admission number for 2019/2020 was 270
5 pupils were admitted by the Independent Appeals Panel.
2018/2019 Preferences:
For 2018/2019 we received the following preferences:
1st Preference - 373 2nd Preference - 212
3rd Preference - 146
The planned admission number for 2018/2019 was 255
19 pupils were admitted by the Independent Appeals Panel.
2017/2018 Preferences:
For 2017/2018 we received the following preferences:
1st Preference - 405 2nd Preference - 158
3rd Preference - 237
The planned admission number for 2017/2018 was 255
23 pupils were admitted by the Independent Appeals Panel.
2016/2017 Preferences:
For 2016/2017 we received the following preferences:
1st Preference - 387 2nd Preference - 290
3rd Preference - 175
The planned admission number for 2016/2017 was 235
24 pupils were admitted by the Independent Appeals Panel.
If you would like to visit the College to discuss admissions then please call the School Office on 0151 645 5049.
A New Parents’ Evening is held each July for all new Year 7 pupils and their families. Pupils are admitted to other Year groups only if places are available.