Determined Admission Arrangements for Knowsley Schools 2025/26

The Local Authority consulted with schools, neighbouring local authorities, church authorities and parents/members of the public before determining admission arrangements for 2025/26. An on-line public consultation was undertaken via this website for the required six-week period (from 14 December 2023 to 26 January 2024).

• 2025/26 Determined admission arrangements for primary community schools and primary and secondary academies adopting the local authority arrangements
• 2025/26 Determined admission arrangements for nursery classes of community primary schools and primary academies adopting the local authority arrangements

The Local Authority also formulates the co-ordinated primary and secondary admission schemes which confirm the procedures for applying for places and the allocation process for entry to school in the 2025/26 school year. The schemes apply to all schools/academies in the Local Authority area.

• Formulated primary coordinated scheme 2025/26
• Formulated secondary coordinated scheme 2025/26

Academies and Voluntary Aided Schools (Catholic and Church of England) also determine their admission arrangements on an annual basis.

The determined admission policies and admission numbers for Voluntary Aided Schools/Faith Academies in Knowsley, and any Academies that are not adopting the Local Authority admission policy, can be accessed from the links below and can also be viewed on the individual school website.

Secondary Schools

• Lord Derby Academy
• All Saints Catholic High School
• St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning

Primary Schools

Kirkby

• Kirkby Church of England Primary School
• St Joseph The Worker Catholic Primary School
• St Laurence’s Catholic Primary School
• St Marie’s Catholic Primary School
• St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
• Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School

Huyton and Knowsley Village

• Hope Primary Joint Catholic & Church of England Primary School
• Huyton with Roby Church of England Academy Primary School
• St Aidan’s Catholic Primary School
• St Albert’s Catholic Primary School
• St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
• St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
• St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School
• St Columba’s Catholic Primary School
• St Gabriel’s Church of England Academy Primary School
• St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
• St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Infant School
• St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Junior School

Prescot, Whiston and Cronton

• Cronton Church of England Academy Primary School
• Holy Family, Cronton, Catholic Primary School
• Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School
• St Leo’s & Southmead Catholic Primary School for the Community
• St Luke’s Catholic Primary School
• St Mary & St Paul’s Church of England Primary School

Halewood

• Halewood Church of England Academy Primary School
• Holy Family, Halewood Catholic Primary School for the Community
• St Andrew The Apostle Catholic Primary School
• St Mark’s Catholic Primary School

You can raise an objection with the Schools Adjudicator if you believe that any determined arrangements are not lawful or do not comply with the mandatory elements of the national School Admissions Code. Full details of how to raise an objection are given on the DFE website. Objections must be submitted no later than 15 May 2024.

Each year, Local authorities are required to report to the School's Adjudicator about admissions; the report for the 2023/24 school year can be viewed here.