Schools in Wirral

103 schools with published admissions figures

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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

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.

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)
• What data we hold