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Transition between schools
Admissions to schools other than at the normal admission age are managed in the same way as admissions at age 11. You can say which school you prefer and the admissions authority will meet that preference as long as it does not affect the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.
If your preference is for a grammar school, your child must achieve the standard for the school. Normally it is believed to affect a pupil’s interests least to transfer at the end of the school year.
Before we consider a transfer request, we will expect you to have discussed this with your child’s headteacher. We can often find a solution without disrupting the education of the child. We have no arrangements to transfer pupils from maintained secondary schools in Wirral to any independent schools.
If you are moving into the area and you want your children to go to a community or voluntary-aided all-ability school, you should contact the Pupil Services Section as soon as possible for advice about available places. When allocating places to community secondary schools in Year 7 or above, we will use the same criteria as set out for preferences for admissions to Year 7. However, the assessment arrangements for places at grammar schools do not take as long.
We will normally ask for a report from the headteacher of your child’s current or previous school so that the new headteacher will have up-to-date information.
If you want to apply to a foundation or voluntary-aided grammar school, you must tell us and we will pass your preference to the school concerned. If there are places available in more than one of the preferred schools, we will offer the child the school of their parent’s highest preference.
The Director of Children’s Services will write to you to tell you which school your child has been allocated. The letter will also tell you about your right to appeal to an independent panel and who to contact to make an appeal.
For more information about admissions in Wirral go to the Admissions Portal by clicking on the bottom right hand link on this page.