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
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Offered their first choice
95.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.1% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
98.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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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
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Offered their first choice
95.3%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.4% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
99.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.
Schools here running specialist SEN provision
18 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.
| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Birkenhead |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Chapelhill Primary School
Wirral |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Devonshire Park Primary School
Birkenhead |
primary | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| Egremont Primary School
Wallasey |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Fender Primary School
Wirral |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Heswall Primary School
Wirral |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Manor Primary School
Wirral |
primary | Resourced provision |
| New Brighton Primary School
Wallasey |
primary | SEN unit |
| Riverside Primary School
Wirral |
primary | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| Stanton Road Primary School
Wirral |
primary | Resourced provision |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Wirral |
primary | SEN unit |
| The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
Birkenhead |
primary | Resourced provision |
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
Wirral |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral |
secondary | Resourced provision |
| Hilbre High School
Wirral |
secondary | Resourced provision |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey |
secondary | Resourced provision |
| The Oldershaw School
Wallasey |
secondary | Resourced provision |
| Woodchurch High School
Wirral |
secondary | Resourced provision |
This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.
All Through
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkenhead High School Academy
Prenton |
1.41 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
Primary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnston Primary School
Wirral |
0.96 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Bedford Drive Primary School
Birkenhead |
0.90 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bidston Avenue Primary School
Birkenhead |
1.08 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Prenton |
0.95 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Birkenhead |
1.10 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Black Horse Hill Infant School
Wirral |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Brackenwood Infant School
Wirral |
0.92 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Brookdale Primary School
WIRRAL |
1.63 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Castleway Primary School
Wirral |
0.96 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Cathcart Street Primary School
Wirral |
0.90 | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Chapelhill Primary School
Wirral |
- | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Wirral |
0.93 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Church Drive Primary School
Wirral |
1.02 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Hillside
Prenton |
0.91 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Co-op Academy Portland
Birkenhead |
1.03 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Woodslee
Wirral |
0.97 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Devonshire Park Primary School
Birkenhead |
0.97 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Eastway Primary School
Wirral |
1.30 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Egremont Primary School
Wallasey |
0.91 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Fender Primary School
Wirral |
0.95 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Gayton Primary School
Wirral |
1.47 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Greasby Infant School
Wirral |
0.95 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Great Meols Primary School
Wirral |
0.96 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Greenleas Primary School
Wallasey |
0.97 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Grove Street Primary School
Wirral |
0.97 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Heswall Primary School
Wirral |
1.03 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Wirral |
0.83 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Heygarth Primary School
Wirral |
0.98 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Birkenhead |
0.87 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Wirral |
0.89 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Wirral |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Irby Primary School
Wirral |
1.03 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Kingsway Primary School
Wallasey |
0.93 | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School
Wirral |
0.80 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Leasowe Primary School
Wirral |
0.86 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Lingham Primary School
Wirral |
0.82 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Liscard Primary School
Wallasey |
0.99 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Manor Primary School
Wirral |
0.73 | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Mendell Primary School
Wirral |
1.00 | - | none held |
| Mersey Park Primary School
Wirral |
1.17 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Wirral |
- | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Wirral |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Mount Primary School
Wirral |
0.94 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| New Brighton Primary School
Wallasey |
0.97 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Birkenhead |
0.90 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wirral |
1.18 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Overchurch Infant School
Wirral |
0.81 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
Prenton |
1.10 | - | Some aspects not as strong Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Park Primary School
Wallasey |
0.93 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Pensby Primary School
Wirral |
0.80 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
Wirral |
1.10 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Prenton Primary School
Prenton |
0.90 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Raeburn Primary School
Wirral |
0.91 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Riverside Primary School
Wirral |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Rock Ferry Primary School
Birkenhead |
0.81 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wallasey |
1.07 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Wirral |
0.95 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Somerville Primary School
Wallasey |
0.93 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wallasey |
- | - | Not judged 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)
- What data we hold