Schools and learning

Co-ordinated school admission arrangements

The School Admissions Code requires all local authorities to have co-ordinated admission arrangements for admission into Reception and Year 7.

This means that parents receive a single offer of a school place for their child on the same day. The result is a more objective, clear and fair admissions process.

Liverpool Local Authority have agreed with Liverpool schools, the Liverpool Schools' Admission Forum, Diocese, Archdiocese and neighbouring local authorities to use the following co-ordinated admission arrangements and equal preference scheme to allocate places in Liverpool primary and secondary schools.

Primary schools

These documents include information relevant to the September your child is due to start school and include:

  • Reception class co-ordinated admission arrangements
  • Community primary school admission policy
  • In Year application admission arrangements
  • Definitions for admissions purposes

Secondary schools

These documents include information relevant to the September your child is due to start school and include:

  • Secondary school co-ordinated admission arrangements
  • Community secondary school Year 6 to Year 7 transfer admission policy
  • Community secondary school sixth form admission policy
  • Secondary schools In Year application admission arrangements
  • Community secondary school In Year admission policy
  • Definitions for admission

Admission policies for other schools

If you are applying for a school place at an academy, trust, foundation, voluntary aided or non-Liverpool school, you should also read the individual school admission policies which you will find on the school websites in their admissions section.