Dixons Fazakerley Academy | Admissions
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Dixons Fazakerley Academy

Our academy is now closed for the summer break. We wish all of our students, families and staff a wonderful summer and look forward to welcoming our new Year 7 students on Wednesday 2 September, Year 11 students on Thursday 3 September, and the rest of the school on Friday 4 September.

Admissions

Year 7 intake in September 2026

If you have not yet completed an application, you will need to complete Liverpool LA’s late application form on this webpage.

If you wish to change your preferences, alter the preference order, or add / withdraw a preference for this Academy, you will need to contact Liverpool Local Authority:

E-mail:   admissions@liverpool.gov.uk

Telephone:   0151 233 3006

 

Year 7 intake in September 2027

Applications to the Academy should be made via the local authority (Council) preference form.  You will need to name the Academy as one of your school preferences on that form.  More information about the application process and a link to the form will be available on the Council website in September.  The deadline for applications is 31 October 2026

If you live outside of the Liverpool area, you will need to apply via your own local authority’s website.

The published admission number for this Academy is 180.

If there are more applications than places available, the places will be filled in line with the oversubscription criteria. For full details of the admissions arrangements, including the criteria, please read the Admissions & Appeals policy.

If you are applying for a place under the 'Exceptional medical or social need' oversubscription criteria, you will also need to complete the Exceptional Need Supplementary Form (available in the Downloads section below) and submit this and the supporting evidence, directly to the Academy. This is required in addition to submission of the Common Preference Form.  Please read this guidance before submitting the form.

Further information about the Academy can be found on this website or by contacting the Academy via our contact form or telephone:  0151 332 6790

 

Open Event

Details of open events will be published on the banner at the top of the website.

 

In-year admissions (Years 7 to 11)

The funding agreement for the academy dictates how many students it will be funded for in total. The academy plans its operations such as staffing, timetabling, and provision of resources based on the funding received; this equates to the following provision:

There are 180 places in each of years 7 to 11.

If a child is refused a place, this is because admission of another child would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.

Where vacancies occur, places are not offered based on the length of time children have been on the list but are filled in coordination with the local authorities and in line with the oversubscription criteria. It is, therefore, possible that a child may be added to the list who qualifies more highly within the criteria than children already on the list because each time a child is added, the list will be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria. Looked-after children, previously looked-after children, and those allocated a place at the academy in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence over those on a waiting list.

If you wish to move your child from another secondary school within Liverpool to the academy, please speak to your child's current school to instigate an in-year transfer. Your child’s school will then contact the academy to see if a place is available and advise you of the outcome.

If you are new to the city, your child attends a school in another local authority, or your child is returning from home education, please apply via Liverpool City Council School Admissions website or contact the Council on 0151 233 3006.

Downloads
Admissions and appeals policy 2027/28 (PDF)
Exceptional need admissions guidance (PDF)
Exceptional need SIF (PDF)
Previously looked after child SIF (PDF)
Admissions Appeals Policy 2026 27 (PDF)
Admissions and Appeals Policy 2025 26 (PDF)