How far Sefton schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Sefton publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 23 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Litherland High School at 0.44 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, Larkfield Primary School, admitted from 15.39 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshfield Primary School Liverpool | Outstanding | 0.49 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Netherton Moss Primary School Bootle | No current grade | 0.49 mi | 2025/26 | 106% |
| Northway Primary School Liverpool | No current grade | 0.82 mi | 2025/26 | 117% |
| Melling Primary School Liverpool | No current grade | 1.0 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Hatton Hill Primary School Liverpool | Good | 1.02 mi | 2025/26 | 75% |
| Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School Liverpool | Good | 1.11 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull Liverpool | No current grade | 1.19 mi | 2025/26 | 52% |
| Shoreside Primary School Southport | Good | 1.26 mi | 2025/26 | 109% |
| Green Park Primary School Liverpool | No current grade | 1.34 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary School Liverpool | No current grade | 1.61 mi | 2025/26 | 106% |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School Formby | Good | 1.92 mi | 2025/26 | 87% |
| Marshside Primary School Southport | Good | 2.77 mi | 2025/26 | 92% |
| Hudson Primary School Liverpool | Good | 3.78 mi | 2025/26 | 134% |
| Larkfield Primary School Southport | Good | 15.39 mi | 2025/26 | 90% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litherland High School Liverpool | Good | 0.44 mi | 2025/26 | 63% |
| Hillside High School Bootle | Good | 0.99 mi | 2025/26 | 85% |
| Meols Cop High School Southport | Good | 1.08 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Chesterfield High School Liverpool | No current grade | 1.38 mi | 2025/26 | 128% |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Bootle | Good | 1.67 mi | 2025/26 | 118% |
| Maghull High School Liverpool | Good | 2.13 mi | 2025/26 | 81% |
| Birkdale High School Southport | No current grade | 3.52 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Greenbank High School Southport | Good | 4.51 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Deyes High School Liverpool | No current grade | 4.7 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Sefton measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Sefton. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.