Councils · England · Liverpool
Schools in Liverpool, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 117 primary, 33 secondary — with Liverpool’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Liverpool’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Liverpool’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN LIVERPOOL
Find your shortlist.
All 179state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 117
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Anfield Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Banks Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Barlows Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
Belle Vale Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Blackmoor Park Infants' School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 0-7 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Blackmoor Park Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
Blueberry Park
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Booker Avenue Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Booker Avenue Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Broad Square Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Broadgreen Primary
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Childwall Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
Childwall Valley Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Corinthian Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Croxteth Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Dovecot Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dovedale Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · LIVERPOOL
Ofsted · Outstanding
Faith Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Fazakerley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Florence Melly Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Four Oaks Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Garston Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Gilmour Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
Greenbank Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Heygreen Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Hunts Cross Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Kensington Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
King David Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
King's Northway Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
Kingsley Community School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
Knotty Ash Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
LIPA School
Free schools · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Lawrence Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Leamington Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Lister Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Lister Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Liverpool College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Longmoor Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Matthew Arnold Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Middlefield Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Monksdown Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Mosspits Lane Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
New Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Norman Pannell Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Northcote Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Merseyside
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Phoenix Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Pinehurst Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Pleasant Street Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Ranworth Square Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Roscoe Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rudston Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Smithdown Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Springwood Heath Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
St Ambrose Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
St Charles' Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St John's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Nicholas Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Catholic Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
St Silas Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Stockton Wood Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sudley Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
The Beacon Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Trinity Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Inadequate
Wavertree Church of England School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Wellesbourne Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Whitefield Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Windsor Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Woolton Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 33
Alsop High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Liverpool
Not judged yet
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Calderstones School
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Inadequate
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Gateacre School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
King David High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
King's Leadership Academy Wavertree
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
LIPA School
Free schools · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Liverpool College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
North Liverpool Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Edward's College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St John Bosco Arts College
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Croxteth
Ofsted · Good
St Julie's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Academy of St Nicholas
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
The Belvedere Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Girls · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Blue Coat School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
The Studio School Liverpool
Studio schools · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
West Derby School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 31
Abbot's Lea School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Auckland College
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Bank View High School
Community special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Not judged
Birtenshaw School Merseyside
Other independent special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Merseyside
Ofsted · Good
Carleton House Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Cavendish View School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Childwall Abbey School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Christian Fellowship School
Other independent school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Community special school · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Rathbone
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Boys · Liverpool
Not judged yet
ES Independent School
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Merseyside
Ofsted · Good
Hazel Cottage School
Other independent special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
Hope School
Community special school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
LIPA Sixth Form College
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lakeside School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-17 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Liverpool Progressive School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Millstead School
Community special school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts
Other independent school · Ages 6-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
NexGen Academy
Other independent school · Ages 14-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Palmerston School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Princes School
Community special school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Progress Schools - Liverpool
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Inadequate
Prudentia Education
Other independent school · Ages 12-16 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Redbridge High School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)
Non-maintained special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sandfield Park School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs
Non-maintained special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Belvedere Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Not judged yet
The City of Liverpool College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Woolton High School
Community special school · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Liverpool.
If you live in Liverpool, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Liverpool secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Liverpool often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.