Knowsley Council consulted with schools, neighbouring local authorities, church authorities, parents and members of the public before determining admission arrangements for the 2025/26 intake of nursery, reception and year 7 pupils.
An online public consultation was undertaken via this website for the required six-week period from 14 December 2023 to 26 January 2024.
No comments or objections were received in respect of the proposed arrangements and subsequently the arrangements have been determined and can be viewed via the links below.
Determined admission arrangements
- 2025/26 Determined admission arrangements for primary community schools and primary and secondary academies adopting the local authority arrangements
- 2025/26 Determined admission arrangements for nursery classes of community primary schools and primary academies adopting the local authority arrangements
Co-ordinated primary and secondary admission schemes
The Local Authority has also formulated the co-ordinated primary and secondary admission schemes, these are the procedures for applying for places and the allocation processes for entry to school in the 2025/26 school year and apply to all schools/academies in the Local Authority area.
Academies and Voluntary Aided Schools (Catholic and Church of England) are also required to determine their admission arrangements on an annual basis.
Objections
Parents have a right to raise an objection with the Schools Adjudicator if they believe that any determined arrangements are not lawful or do not comply with the mandatory elements of the national School Admissions Code. Full details of how to raise an objection are given on the DFE website. Objections must be submitted no later than 15 May 2024.
The determined admission policies and admission numbers for Voluntary Aided Schools/Faith Academies in Knowsley, and any Academies that are not adopting the Local Authority admission policy, can be accessed from the links below and can also be viewed on the individual school website.
Secondary Schools
- Lord Derby Academy
- All Saints Catholic High School
- 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
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
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
If you require any of these documents in another format, please contact schooladmissions@knowsley.gov.uk or the individual school directly.
Contact
schooladmissions@knowsley.gov.uk
Telephone
Primary and Secondary school admissions
0151 443 5142
0151 443 5143
In year admissions
0151 443 3372
Post
Knowsley Council
School Admissions
Education Improvement Team
PO Box 21
Municipal Buildings
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
L36 9YU