Schools in Liverpool

138 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 Liverpool

Primary

Offered their first choice 88.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,736
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 88.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 88.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 5,870 places for 4,736 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 68.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 71.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 86.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 5,379
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 68.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 86.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.4 points lower than in 2016, when it was 71.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 6,108 places for 5,379 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 Liverpool lodged 950 appeals about a school place.

697 of them were heard by a panel and 63 succeeded, which is about 9 in every 100 heard.

The other 253 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
LIPA School Liverpool	1.16	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Liverpool College Liverpool	1.93	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Liverpool by first preferences per place
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Schools in L18 (7)
Schools in L19 (7)
Schools in L24 (5)
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Schools in L3 (3)
Schools in L4 (10)
Schools in L5 (7)
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Schools in L7 (8)
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Schools in L9 (7)
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