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School admissions in Sefton

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 43 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.

Reception places, September 2026

72 schools. 22 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Valewood Primary SchoolLiverpool2.04270.43 miles 2026
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolBootle1.8730not published
Freshfield Primary SchoolLiverpool1.70300.636 miles 2026
Melling Primary SchoolLiverpool1.53300.996 miles 2025
Shoreside Primary SchoolSouthport1.37300.833 miles 2026
King's Lander Primary AcademyLiverpool1.33300.159 miles 2026
Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolLiverpool1.28600.744 miles 2026
St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolMerseyside1.2429not published
Thomas Gray Primary SchoolBootle1.21280.64 miles 2026
Northway Primary SchoolLiverpool1.20440.663 miles 2026
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery SchoolLiverpool1.20900.822 miles 2026
Hatton Hill Primary SchoolLiverpool1.17290.906 miles 2026
Hudson Primary SchoolLiverpool1.14280.509 miles 2026
St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool1.1330not published
Summerhill Primary SchoolLiverpool1.10302.087 miles 2026
The Grange Primary SchoolBootle1.10301.837 miles 2026
Ursuline Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool1.0860not published
Netherton Moss Primary SchoolBootle1.07301.042 miles 2026
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolLiverpool1.0730not published
Springwell Park Community Primary SchoolBootle1.03602 miles 2026
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, MaghullLiverpool1.03303.013 miles 2026
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiateLiverpool1.0330not published
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary SchoolSouthport1.0016not published
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolSouthport1.0029not published
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportSouthport1.0029not published
Larkfield Primary SchoolSouthport1.0026not published
Linaker Primary SchoolSouthport1.0023not published
St Jerome's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool1.0028not published
St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool1.0030not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolSouthport1.0036not published
St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolSouthport1.0030not published
Churchtown Primary SchoolSouthport0.9984not published
Norwood Primary SchoolSouthport0.99701.858 miles 2024
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.9858not published
Kew Woods Primary SchoolSouthport0.98530.941 miles 2024
Woodlands Primary SchoolLiverpool0.98451.174 miles 2026
Bedford Primary SchoolLiverpool0.96521.519 miles 2023
Farnborough Road Infant SchoolSouthport0.961022.268 miles 2021
Marshside Primary SchoolSouthport0.96252.772 miles 2025
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.9560not published
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolSelect0.9520not published
Birkdale Primary SchoolSouthport0.95371.029 miles 2022
All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolBootle0.9431not published
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.9315not published
St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.9328not published
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolSouthport0.9252not published
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolBootle0.9145not published
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education CentreSouthport0.91221.324 miles 2019
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary SchoolLiverpool0.91441.916 miles 2025
Litherland Moss Primary SchoolLiverpool0.9030not published
St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolBootle0.9059not published
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSouthport0.8919not published
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.8945not published
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolFormby0.8936not published
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.8825not published
Waterloo Primary SchoolLiverpool0.8856not published
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary SchoolBootle0.8419not published
St Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolBootle0.8324not published
Redgate Community Primary SchoolLiverpool0.83291.059 miles 2024
Great Crosby Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.8190not published
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.8121not published
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool0.8126not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.8015not published
St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolBootle0.7929not published
St George's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool0.7928not published
Green Park Primary SchoolLiverpool0.77301.343 miles 2025
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSouthport0.7423not published
Linacre Primary SchoolBootle0.7315not published
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolLiverpool0.72181.355 miles 2023
Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyBootle0.6718not published
St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool0.6330not published
Lydiate Primary SchoolLiverpool0.6216not 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

18 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Holy Family Catholic High SchoolLiverpool1.70147not published
Hillside High SchoolBootle1.491620.645 miles 2026
Meols Cop High SchoolSouthport1.181751.517 miles 2026
Maghull High SchoolLiverpool1.132193.068 miles 2026
Formby High SchoolLiverpool1.10168not published
Chesterfield High SchoolLiverpool1.073051.858 miles 2026
Greenbank High SchoolSouthport1.032045.105 miles 2026
Birkdale High SchoolSouthport0.991906.138 miles 2026
Litherland High SchoolLiverpool0.981711.318 miles 2026
Stanley High SchoolSouthport0.881372.061 miles 2023
Range High SchoolLiverpool0.881446.972 miles 2019
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreSouthport0.86112not published
Deyes High SchoolLiverpool0.801974.703 miles 2025
King's Leadership Academy HawthornesBootle0.781671.665 miles 2025
The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoBootle0.74114not published
Maricourt Catholic High SchoolLiverpool0.66182not published
Sacred Heart Catholic AcademyLiverpool0.62147not published
St Michaels Church of England AcademyCrosby0.3181not 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.