Study with us

As a new secondary free school that is awaiting signing of our funding agreement, we have the unique opportunity to manage our own admissions process during our first year of operation. The information below will help guide you through this process.

What does this mean?

Our school does not appear on the Liverpool City Council admissions system. If you would like to apply for a place you must do it with us directly by completing this form. 

Here are some common questions about the process;

  • Have we missed the admissions deadline? No, whilst the Liverpool admissions deadline was 31st October 2024, our own deadline for admission forms is 28th February 2025.
  • Does filling out an admission form with King's change my Liverpool preferences choices? No, the two admissions systems work independently of one another for this year. Filling out one has no impact on the other.
  • So what will happen on National Offer Day? Liverpool will still give you a school place offer according to your preference choices and spaces available in those schools. If we have our funding agreement signed by this date, which we hope we will, you may also receive an offer of a place with us. This means you will then have a choice of where to send your child come September.
  • How do you decide who gets a place at King's Wavertree? In September 2025, we can only accept a maximum of 210 pupils in our first year. We take every pupil who has an admission form with us and then prioritise them according to following which is taken from our admissions policy;
    • The first priority goes to any pupils who are Looked After Children (these will be the first families we call to offer a place)
    • The second priority goes to any pupils who hold an Educational Health Care Plan (these will be the next families we call to offer a place)
    • All remaining spaces (up to a maximum of 210) are prioritised based on the distance the pupil lives from the school - the closer they live, the higher the priority they are given (we continue down this list of families until all 210 places have been offered)

Application Form

Completing our application form is easy and should take no more then 90 seconds to do - to complete it electronically, click this link. Alternatively you can download/print and complete a copy of the form below and return it to us by email at info@kingswavertree.com.

Parents who apply to us should also submit a common application form to their home local authority to apply for other schools. This can be done through this link for Liverpool City Council. Any offers of pupil places for King's Leadership Academy Wavertree will be conditional and dependent on a funding agreement being entered into with the Secretary of State.

Admission Form (PDF)

Admission Form (Word)

Book Now - Information Events NEW DATES NOW LIVE!

Our five Open Evenings have now fully sold out. It is due to this unbelievable demand this we have now added 3 extra dates to our events calendar. We will be hosting these Information Events at King's Leadership Phoenix Academy, over the road from our new site. These will be held between 1700 - 1800 on the following dates;

Even though these events after the Liverpool Council admissions deadline (October 31st), as we mentioned earlier, you are still able to apply to King's Wavertree directly with us after this date. If you would like to reserve a space for you and your child, please use our event booking page linked here. You only need to attend one of the events.

Key Dates

  • Admissions Open - Saturday 31st August 2024
  • Liverpool Admissions Deadline - Thursday 31st October 2024
  • King's Admissions Deadline - Friday 28th February 2025
  • King's Offers Issued - Monday 3rd March 2025 (subject to a funding agreement being signed)

Read our prospectus

Download our prospectus

Thank you for considering King’s Leadership Academy Wavertree as a choice of school for your child. We know the right choice of secondary school is vital for the well-being and academic progress of a child and here at King’s Wavertree, we take that responsibility very seriously.

I look forward to speaking to you in person and allowing you the chance to experience this wonderful school. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us at info@kingswavertree.com.

Mr B Barker
Principal at King’s Leadership Academy Wavertree