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.
Selective assessments
In line with Department for Education guidance on coronavirus, the selective assessments for non-Catholic grammar schools are expected to be moved from September 2020 to October 2020. This requires variations to the published admission arrangements - a decision on this is pending, and we will update this website as soon as possible. Once the arrangements have been finalised, parents of registered candidates will receive an email with their child's test date, venue and the arrangements for the assessments. There will now be unavoidable delays to progressing school admission appeals this year. Appeals are being dealt with as swiftly as possible and in line with the current guidance on coronavirus and appeal hearings.
