Schools in Wirral

103 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 Wirral

Primary

Offered their first choice 95.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,017
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 8.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.1%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,820 places for 3,017 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 95.3%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,305
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.3% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 10.0 points higher than in 2016, when it was 85.4%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,889 places for 3,305 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 Wirral lodged 586 appeals about a school place.

444 of them were heard by a panel and 100 succeeded, which is about 23 in every 100 heard.

The other 142 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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
Birkenhead High School Academy Prenton	1.41	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Wirral by first preferences per place
Schools in CH41 (9)
Schools in CH42 (8)
Schools in CH43 (13)
Schools in CH44 (8)
Schools in CH45 (9)
Schools in CH46 (8)
Schools in CH48 (6)
Schools in CH49 (10)
Schools in CH60 (4)
Schools in CH61 (6)
Schools in CH62 (9)
Schools in CH63 (11)
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