Admissions

Year 7 intake in September 2024

If you have not yet applied for a year 7 place, please visit this Council webpage for further information and a link to the late application form.

Year 7 intake in September 2025

Applications to the Academy should be made via the local authority (Council) common application form (CAF). You will need to name the Academy as one of your school preferences on that form. More information about the application process and a link to the form will be available on the Council website in September. The closing date for applications is 31 October 2024.

If you live outside of the Liverpool area, you will need to apply via your own local authority’s website.

The published admission number for this Academy is 120.

If there are more applications than places available, the places will be filled in line with the oversubscription criteria. For full details of the admissions arrangements, including the criteria, please read the Admissions and Appeals Policy 2025-26 (this is also available from the Downloads section below).

If you are applying for a place under the 'Exceptional medical or social need' oversubscription criteria, please click here for details of what is required.

Further information about the Academy can be found on this website or by contacting the Academy via our contact form or telephone: 0151 332 6780

Open Event

Details of open events will be published in the banner at the top of the website.

In-year admissions (Years 7 to 11)

The funding agreement for the Academy dictates how many students it will be funded for in total. The Academy plans its operations such as staffing, timetabling, and provision of resources based on the funding received; this equates to the following provision:

There are 120 places in each of years 7 and 8.

The number of places in Years 9 - 11 will be boys only (as per the previous school arrangements) and capped at the number on roll in that cohort on the date of conversion to a Dixons Academy. The numbers are as follows:

If a child is refused a place, this is because admission of another child would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.

Where vacancies occur, places are not offered based on the length of time children have been on the list but are filled in coordination with the Local Authority and in line with the oversubscription criteria. It is, therefore, possible that a child may be added to the list who qualifies more highly within the criteria than children already on the list because each time a child is added, the list will be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria. Looked after children, previously looked after children, and those allocated a place at the Academy in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence over those on a waiting list.

If you wish to move your child from another secondary school within Liverpool to the Academy, please speak to your child's current school to instigate an in-year transfer. Your child’s school will then contact the Academy to see if a place is available and advise you of the outcome.

If you are new to the city, your child attends a school in another local authority, or your child is returning from home education, please apply via Liverpool City Council School Admissions website or contact the Council on 0151 233 3006.