Childwall Sports & Science Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 167 families put Childwall Sports & Science Academy as their first choice and 744 named it as one of their preferences, for 172 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 93 in 2021 to 167 in 2026, while places went from 188 to 172.
Across Liverpool, 68% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 90% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Liverpool lodged 872 appeals against secondary school offers; 779 reached a hearing and 59 succeeded (7.6% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 172 | 167 | 744 | 1.0 | 56 |
| 2025 | 202 | 170 | 740 | 0.8 | 41 |
| 2024 | 190 | 159 | 644 | 0.8 | 39 |
| 2023 | 208 | 179 | 637 | 0.9 | 45 |
| 2022 | 209 | 96 | 412 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 188 | 93 | 384 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 179 | 115 | 457 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 183 | 96 | 409 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 174 | 79 | 345 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 130 | 64 | 289 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 137 | 51 | 218 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 121 | 72 | 256 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 134 | 73 | 271 | 0.5 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.