School admissions in Wallasey
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Wallasey in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Wallasey first 488 times for 502 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Wirral authority's 84 schools. One of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, to 0.37 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Wallasey first 646 times for 667 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Wirral authority's 20 schools. One of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Weatherhead High School, to 2.34 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
11 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 1.07 | 30 | 0.37 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey | 1.00 | 14 | not published |
| St George's Primary School | 0.99 | 117 | not published |
| Liscard Primary School | 0.99 | 90 | not published |
| New Brighton Primary School | 0.97 | 77 | not published |
| Greenleas Primary School | 0.97 | 37 | not published |
| Kingsway Primary School | 0.93 | 14 | not published |
| Park Primary School | 0.93 | 41 | not published |
| Somerville Primary School | 0.93 | 41 | not published |
| Egremont Primary School | 0.91 | 33 | not published |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.88 | 8 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherhead High School | 1.05 | 259 | 2.34 miles |
| The Mosslands School | 0.96 | 138 | not published |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | 0.95 | 168 | not published |
| Co-op Academy Oldershaw | 0.80 | 102 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.