St Hilda's Church of England 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, 269 families put St Hilda's Church of England High School as their first choice and 1197 named it as one of their preferences, for 152 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 129 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 333 in 2021 to 269 in 2026, while places went from 168 to 152.
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 | 152 | 269 | 1197 | 1.8 | 129 |
| 2025 | 151 | 248 | 1222 | 1.6 | 118 |
| 2024 | 178 | 297 | 1243 | 1.7 | 135 |
| 2023 | 171 | 323 | 1327 | 1.9 | 175 |
| 2022 | 168 | 287 | 1278 | 1.7 | 148 |
| 2021 | 168 | 333 | 1381 | 2.0 | 184 |
| 2020 | 167 | 367 | 1345 | 2.2 | 223 |
| 2019 | 168 | 298 | 1268 | 1.8 | 159 |
| 2018 | 169 | 268 | 1141 | 1.6 | 146 |
| 2017 | 150 | 249 | 1038 | 1.7 | 140 |
| 2016 | 149 | 166 | 623 | 1.1 | 67 |
| 2015 | 148 | 143 | 537 | 1.0 | 31 |
| 2014 | 129 | 90 | 371 | 0.7 | 18 |
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.