School admission Policy and Reports

School admissions policy and reports 

Here you can find:

• Determined admission arrangements for September 2026 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). 

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)