King David High School: 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, 151 families put King David High School as their first choice and 785 named it as one of their preferences, for 133 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 42 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 193 in 2021 to 151 in 2026, while places went from 109 to 133.
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 | 133 | 151 | 785 | 1.1 | 42 |
| 2025 | 115 | 166 | 840 | 1.4 | 59 |
| 2024 | 120 | 163 | 845 | 1.4 | 54 |
| 2023 | 117 | 185 | 871 | 1.6 | 75 |
| 2022 | 109 | 166 | 803 | 1.5 | 72 |
| 2021 | 109 | 193 | 839 | 1.8 | 96 |
| 2020 | 107 | 178 | 776 | 1.7 | 82 |
| 2019 | 111 | 199 | 739 | 1.8 | 100 |
| 2018 | 109 | 137 | 629 | 1.3 | 50 |
| 2017 | 109 | 154 | 570 | 1.4 | 56 |
| 2016 | 110 | 138 | 319 | 1.3 | 42 |
| 2015 | 109 | 132 | 285 | 1.2 | 35 |
| 2014 | 88 | 131 | 327 | 1.5 | 47 |
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.