Each school has an admission number, which is the number of places in the year group in which children start at the school (Year 7). Pupils will be admitted up to a schools’ admission number.
Timetable for admissions to secondary schools in September 2026
| 31 May 2025 | Deadline for Request for Assessment forms to be returned. |
| September 2025 | Literature and application forms will be available online or on request. The online admission system opens on 1st September for parents of Year 6 children who live in Wirral. |
| Autumn Term 2025 | Tests for grammar school assessments are carried out. |
| 31 October 2025 | Online applications and Preference forms must be returned by this date. |
| 2 March 2026 | Email offers are sent to online applicants. Offers of school places for paper form applicants are posted second class on this date. |
| May to July 2026 | Appeals to be heard and decided. |
| September 2026 | Children begin secondary school in Year 7. |