School admission Policy and Reports

School admissions Policy and Reports 

Here you can find:

• Determined admission arrangements for Sefton Community, Voluntary Controlled and the majority of Academy Schools for September 2025. Please note a change to the Published Admission Number for Hatton Hill Primary shown below.
• For Hatton Hill Primary School only - In Year Variation to Admission Number for 2025 agreed by the Office of the Schools Adjudicator in September 2024.
• Policy for children starting primary school outside of their normal age group.
• In Year School Admissions Policy (updated September 2024), including the Fair Access & School Transfer Protocols.
• Sefton’s 2024 Annual School Admissions report to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA). 

Primary Schools Determined Admission Arrangements 2025

(pdf 5.02MB)

Hatton Hill Prim Admission Number Variation 2025

(pdf 138KB)

Secondary Schools Determined Admission Arrangements 2025

(pdf 1.98MB)

Policy admission to reception outside of normal age group

(pdf 645KB)

In Year Admissions Policy

(pdf 396KB)

Sefton OSA Report 2024

(pdf 315KB)