Schools in Sefton

90 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 Sefton

Primary

Offered their first choice 91.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 91.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,586
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 91.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,080 places for 2,586 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 89.0%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 92.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,791
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 89.0% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 92.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,321 places for 2,791 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 Sefton lodged 434 appeals about a school place.

311 of them were heard by a panel and 84 succeeded, which is about 27 in every 100 heard.

The other 123 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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
Birkdale High School Southport	0.99	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Chesterfield High School Liverpool	1.07	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Southport	0.86	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Deyes High School Liverpool	0.80	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Formby High School Liverpool	1.10	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Greenbank High School Southport	1.03	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hillside High School Bootle	1.49	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Holy Family Catholic High School Liverpool	1.70	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Bootle	0.78	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Litherland High School Liverpool	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Maghull High School Liverpool	1.13	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Maricourt Catholic High School Liverpool	0.66	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Meols Cop High School Southport	1.18	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Range High School Liverpool	0.88	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Liverpool	0.62	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Michaels Church of England Academy Crosby	0.31	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stanley High School Southport	0.88	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Bootle	0.74	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

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