St Edward's College: 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, 357 families put St Edward's College as their first choice and 1119 named it as one of their preferences, for 159 places offered. That is 2.2 first choices for every place. 210 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 445 in 2021 to 357 in 2026, while places went from 167 to 159.
16% of applications came from families living in another council area.
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 | 159 | 357 | 1119 | 2.2 | 210 |
| 2025 | 167 | 290 | 989 | 1.7 | 141 |
| 2024 | 181 | 304 | 995 | 1.7 | 134 |
| 2023 | 169 | 395 | 1144 | 2.3 | 245 |
| 2022 | 168 | 420 | 1194 | 2.5 | 260 |
| 2021 | 167 | 445 | 1119 | 2.7 | 298 |
| 2020 | 170 | 401 | 1079 | 2.4 | 251 |
| 2019 | 169 | 386 | 1087 | 2.3 | 242 |
| 2018 | 157 | 375 | 966 | 2.4 | 232 |
| 2017 | 148 | 372 | 988 | 2.5 | 239 |
| 2016 | 148 | 434 | 832 | 2.9 | 291 |
| 2015 | 145 | 344 | 679 | 2.4 | 212 |
| 2014 | 149 | 377 | 752 | 2.5 | 237 |
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.