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RECEPTION 2026 Admissions
Applications are co-ordinated by Liverpool City Council. We hope the many families who visitd our Open Evenings in October and November enjoyed meeting staff and pupils and visiting classrooms. The deadline for applying for a Reception place is 15th January 2026.
We have put together key information on Admissions 2026 HERE
KEY DATES FOR RECEPTION ADMISSIONS 2026
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1 September 2025 |
Application window opens to Parents / Guardians to apply to their local authority https://www.liverpool.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/transfer-from-primary-to-secondary-school/ |
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1 October 2025 |
Open Evening – 5.30pm - 7.30pm |
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19 November 2025 |
Open Evening – 5.30pm - 7.30pm |
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15 January 2026 |
Liverpool Local authority closing date for applications (Common Application or Preference Form). Other local authorities may have a different closing date. |
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January – March 2026 |
Local authority coordinates admissions arrangements with schools to allocate places. |
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16 April 2026 |
Offer emails sent to parents by the local authority |
You can download the admissions policy for September 2026 entry HERE
To download the Free School Meal Eligibility Supplementary Form please click here
(see Section 4.2.1 iv of the Admission Policy for further information about Free School Meal Eligibility)
NATIONAL OFFER DAY FOR RECEPTION 2026
On Thursday 16th April 2026 you will hear from your local authority which primary school your child has been allocated to. We would like to welcome those who are joining us in September.
We appreciate that with the large number of applications to the school there will be many children who are disappointed not to be allocated a place. 520 families listed Liverpool College as one of their preferences and there are 90 places. We have applied the Admission Policy which states clearly how applications are dealt with. Please see the Admission Information Booklet HERE for a reminder of how places are allocated.
Places were allocated as follows in accordance with our Admission Policy.
Children with an Education Health Care Plan naming Liverpool College = 2
Looked After or Previously Looked After Children = 4
Free School Meal eligibility places = 2
Siblings = 37
Staff children = 4
This left 41 places to be allocated randomly. 21 of these places were allocated to children living within a 2 mile radius and 20 to children living within AND outside a 2 mile radius.