School Admissions
Brookdale admits children from pre-school (age 2.5) to Year 6. Our pupil admission number (PAN) is 30, meaning there are 30 spaces in each year group - there may be more than 30 children enrolled in our pre-school as not all children attend full time.
Pre-school admissions are co-ordinated internally - admission forms are available from the school office and parents are welcome to request a visit to the setting before applying.
Foundation 2 to Year 6 admission arrangements are managed by Wirral Council, who run a co-ordinated primary admission scheme across the whole borough - please feel free to contact the school directly (on 0151 677 5170) to arrange a visit before you make the decision to apply for a place at Brookdale for your child.
In addition to the information on this page, you can find some useful information about admissions through the Council website.
Wirral - Primary Education for Parents
Admissions Criteria
Here you can find the Wirral’s Coordinated Scheme for Primary Admissions document for the current and future academic years:
Wirral - School Admissions: Code of Practice
Information on the catchment area for Wirral Primary schools can be found here.
Admissions are allocated according to the following criteria:
- Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children.
- Parents of the children who live ‘in zone’ and already have older brothers or sisters at the school living in the same household at the time of the start date.
- Parents of pupils who live ‘in zone’ and have a valid medical reason. You must provide details on the online or paper preference form and this may be checked by a medical officer of the Health Authority. A letter in support from a senior health care professional will be required as evidence. You need to make it clear why only this school is appropriate for your child’s medical needs.
- Parents of pupils who live ‘in zone’ and nearest to the school. The Authority measures distances from home to the nearest school pedestrian gate using a computerised mapping system using the shortest road route unless it is possible to use a footpath, which the Authority considers to be a safe walking route. As a general guide, we will treat routes with no pavements and no street lighting as unsafe for children.
If children live outside the school’s catchment area and if places are still available, places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria:
- To children who already have older brothers or sisters at the school, living in the same household, when they are due to start. If there are more children with older brothers or sisters at the school than there are places available, priority will be given to children with the youngest brothers or sisters at the school.
- To children who have valid medical reasons for going to school. You must give details on the preference form and this may be checked by a medical officer of the Health Authority. A letter in support from a senior health care professional will be required as evidence. You need to make it clear why this school is appropriate for your child’s medical needs.
- To pupils who live nearest to the school. The Authority measures distances from home to the nearest school pedestrian gate using a computerised mapping system using the shortest road route unless it is possible to use a footpath, which the Authority considers to be a safe walking route. As a general guide, we will treat routes with no pavements and no street lighting as unsafe for children.
In-Year Transfer
Applying for a place if your child already attends another school is known as an in-year transfer.
In-year admissions for children who are attending another school are also managed by the Wirral Council. You can find more information here:
Wirral - Primary School Transfer
Please contact the headteacher, Mrs Ball, to discuss before submitting an In-Year transfer form.
Please email: primaryplaces@wirral.gov.uk or post: Mainstream Admissions, Delivery Services, PO Box 290, Brighton Street, Wallasey CH27 9FQ
If you are transferring from outside Wirral please contact schooladmissions@wirral.gov.uk or 0151 606 2000
If your child is at a Wirral Primary School, you must inform the Head Teacher of that school before applying for a place at a different school.
Appeals
Appeals are also managed by the Wirral Council, further information can be found here:
Wirral - School Admission Appeals
Secondary Admissions
Pupils from Brookdale Primary School go to a range of high school destinations. Information about applying for secondary schools and grammar school assessment (11+) can be found here:
Assessment for Secondary School