Admissions

Year 7 intake in September 2025

There are a small number of places available to start year 7 in September 2025.  Please visit this page for details about the Academy and how to book an appointment.

Year 7 intake in September 2026

Applications to the Academy should be made via the local authority (Council) common application form (CAF).  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 2025. 

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

The published admission number (PAN) 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 and Appeals Policy (available from the Downloads section below).

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 in 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.

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.