Consultation on the proposed admission arrangements and admission numbers will open on Tuesday 16 December 2025 for a required six-week period and closes on Tuesday 28 January 2026.
On this webpage you will find consultation documents in relation to the proposed admission arrangements for community primary schools in the borough and those primary and secondary academies who have confirmed they will be following the same arrangements. Parents/carers of school-age children and relevant pre-schoolers, and community groups who may have an interest, are invited to submit their views on the proposals.
Voluntary aided schools/academies and any local academy schools who are not using these arrangements are responsible for determining their own individual admission arrangements. Some of these schools may also be consulting on their arrangements and any details of these will be available on the individual school/academy website and by request from the individual school.
Also available to view on this webpage are the formulated Knowsley coordinated admission schemes for the annual allocation of reception class places in primary schools and year 7 places in secondary schools for the 2027/28 school year. These schemes detail the practical and administration arrangements of the admissions process and will be followed by all schools and academies in the Knowsley authority area.
Hard copies of the consultation documents or copies in other formats are available by request to schooladmissions@knowsley.gov.uk
Responses
We welcome your views – to respond to this consultation, please email schooladmissions@knowsley.gov.uk or send written responses to:
Knowsley Borough Council, School Admissions Service
Education Improvement Team
Nutgrove Villa
Westmorland Road
L36 6GA
Please ensure you respond no later than 28 January. Provide your name/the interested party group you are responding on behalf of. You should not expect to receive a direct reply but all comments received will be considered before arrangements are determined.