LIPA School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 |
| 2025 | 56 | 65 | 283 | 1.2 | 31 |
| 2024 | 51 | 81 | 307 | 1.6 | 40 |
| 2023 | 60 | 81 | 300 | 1.4 | 41 |
| 2022 | 51 | 71 | 212 | 1.4 | 29 |
| 2021 | 52 | 54 | 110 | 1.0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 52 | 68 | 135 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 2019 | 52 | 57 | 116 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 52 | 69 | 130 | 1.3 | 23 |
| 2017 | 52 | 63 | 125 | 1.2 | 22 |
| 2016 | 52 | 61 | 117 | 1.2 | 20 |
| 2015 | 52 | 47 | 96 | 0.9 | 4 |
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.