Admissions

Starting primary or secondary school in September 2025 (admissions for any other age group please go to the In Year admissions & school transfers page)

General Information

School admission applications for children entering primary school (reception class) & secondary school (moving from Year 6 to Year 7) in September 2025 opened on 1st September 2024 and are now closed.

Please go to the ‘Starting School‘ page for full information, a Parents Guide to Admission, a Sefton Schools Information Guide, and a link to the Citizen Portal. Please also take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions section on the starting school page.

*IMPORTANT: You MUST apply through your home Local Authority for a Reception or Secondary school place regardless of where the school you are applying for is located. As long as you live within Sefton, you apply through Sefton even if your preferred school(s) is outside of Sefton. If you do not live within the Sefton area you must apply through your home Local Authority for a Sefton school.

All formal applications must be made through the local authority:

Sefton Admissions Team
People Directorate
Sefton Council
Town Hall
Bootle
Liverpool
L20 7AE

Website: www.sefton.gov.uk/admissions
Tel: 0151 934 3590

Here are the links for Knowsley, Liverpool and Lancashire.

In Year Admissions

For parents looking to secure a place for their child during the school year (any year group) you are kindly requested to contact Sefton admissions (who co-ordinate this process for us) to complete the necessary application paperwork via their website.

Sefton in Year Admissions Team can be contacted on 0151 934 3490 or via the following link : Sefton Admissions