School admissions policy and reports
Here you can find:
- Determined admission arrangements for September 2026 and September 2027 for Sefton Primary & Secondary Schools - Community, Voluntary Controlled and some Academy schools, for whom the LA administers the admission arrangements on behalf of an Academy.
- Policy for children starting primary school outside of their normal age group.
- In Year School Admissions Policy (updated September 2024), including the Fair Access & School Transfer Protocols.
- Sefton’s 2025 annual School Admissions report to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA).
| Secondary Schools Determined Admission Arrangements 2027 |  (pdf 3.15MB) |
| Primary Schools Determined Admission Arrangements 2027 | (pdf 4.84MB) |
| Primary Schools Determined Admission Arrangements 2026 | (pdf 5MB) |
| Secondary Schools Determined Admission Arrangements 2026 | (pdf 3.12MB) |
| Policy admission to reception outside of normal age group | (pdf 645KB) |
| In Year Admissions Policy | (pdf 396KB) |
| Sefton LA OSA Report 2025 | (pdf 367KB) |