Determined admission arrangements for Knowsley schools 2027/28

Following consultation, the Local Authority has determined the annual admission arrangements for Knowsley community schools and these can be viewed from the links below.

• 2027/28 Local Authority Determined School Admission Arrangements
• 2027/28 Local Authority Determined Admission Arrangements for School Nursery Classes

The Local Authority also formulates the co-ordinated primary and secondary admission schemes which confirm the procedures for applying for places and the allocation process for entry to school in the 2027/28 school year. The schemes apply to all schools/academies in the Local Authority area.

• Formulated primary coordinated scheme 2027/28
• Formulated secondary coordinated scheme 2027/28

Academies and Voluntary Aided Schools (Catholic and Church of England) also determine admission arrangements on an annual basis – these can be viewed on individual school websites or from the links below. Any queries about the admission arrangements of these schools should be directed to the individual school governing body/ Academy Trust who are the admission authority.

Secondary Schools

• All Saints Catholic High School
• Halewood Academy
• Lord Derby Academy
• St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning

Primary Schools

Kirkby

• Kirkby Church of England Primary School
• St Joseph The Worker Catholic Primary School
• St Laurence’s Catholic Primary School
• St Marie’s Catholic Primary School
• St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
• Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School

Huyton and Knowsley Village

• Hope Primary Joint Catholic & Church of England Primary School
• Huyton with Roby Church of England Academy Primary School
• St Aidan’s Catholic Primary School
• St Albert’s Catholic Primary School
• St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
• St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
• St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School
• St Columba’s Catholic Primary School
• St Gabriel’s Church of England Academy Primary School
• St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
• St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Infant School
• St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Junior School
• Sylvester Primary Academy

Prescot, Whiston and Cronton

• Cronton Church of England Academy Primary School
• Holy Family, Cronton, Catholic Primary School
• Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School
• St Leo’s & Southmead Catholic Primary School for the Community
• St Luke’s Catholic Primary School
• St Mary & St Paul’s Church of England Primary School
• Whiston Willis Primary Academy

Halewood

• Halewood Church of England Academy Primary School
• Holy Family, Halewood Catholic Primary School for the Community
• St Andrew The Apostle Catholic Primary School
• St Mark’s Catholic Primary School
• Yew Tree Primary Academy

You can raise an objection with the Schools Adjudicator if you believe that any determined arrangements are not lawful or do not comply with the mandatory elements of the national School Admissions Code. Objections must be submitted no later than 15 May 2026. Full details of how to raise an objection are given on the DFE website School admission arrangements - GOV.UK