Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates: Advice for residents and businesses | Updates to council services

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Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm on 0151 666 5050 or email covid19enquiries@wirral.gov.uk

To tackle coronavirus (COVID-19), only the children of critical workers and identified vulnerable children can attend school. All other children will complete school work at home. New applications for transfers between Wirral schools until the school attendance restriction are suspended until further notice. If your child is new to Wirral and has no Wirral school place, you may still apply, however unless your child falls into either of the two categories above (critical worker or vulnerable child) any place offered will not be physically taken up until restrictions are lifted - the new school will include your child in their arrangements for completing school work at home.

There will now be unavoidable delays to progressing school admission appeals this year. Appointed Clerks will contact parents with a revised date as soon as this is possible. We will keep you updated pending advice from the Department for Education about how all Education Appeals are to be administered in this unprecedented time.

Primary school admissions timetable

February 2020

Information about preferences will be sent to voluntary aided and academy schools for consideration.

Voluntary aided and academy schools will provide the Council with their ranked applications.

28 February 2020

Last date for verified changes of home address to be taken into account.

March 2020

Neighbouring authorities will share information and their offers.

16 April 2020

Offer letters and emails (online applicants only) for all schools’ Foundation 2 places will be sent by the Council.

May 2020

Late applications will then be considered.

May to July 2020

Appeals to be heard and decided.

September 2020

Children begin school in Foundation 2.