Schools in Knowsley

55 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Knowsley

Primary

Offered their first choice 86.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,953
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 86.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.8 points lower than in 2016, when it was 89.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,085 places for 1,953 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 78.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 82.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,828
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 78.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 82.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,290 places for 1,828 applications, which is 538 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Knowsley lodged 181 appeals about a school place.

155 of them were heard by a panel and 19 succeeded, which is about 12 in every 100 heard.

The other 26 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
All Saints Catholic High School Knowsley	1.34	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Halewood Academy Knowsley	1.08	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Kirkby High School Liverpool	0.81	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lord Derby Academy Liverpool	1.31	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy Prescot	0.38	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Prescot School Liverpool	0.65	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Knowsley by first preferences per place
Schools in L14 (6)
Schools in L25 (11)
Schools in L26 (6)
Schools in L28 (3)
Schools in L32 (8)
Schools in L33 (6)
Schools in L34 (7)
Schools in L35 (11)
Schools in L36 (14)
Schools in WA8 (22)
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