Admissions

Admission Arrangements for September 2024

Halton Borough Council is responsible for the administration of the admissions process. Parents and Carers must complete a preference form online at www.halton.gov.uk/schooladmissions, which will issue an e-receipt email to you.

Online applicants can login to view the outcome of their application on 1st March 2024. Offer letters will be posted to applicants who submit a paper preference form on 1st March 2024. Don’t leave it too late – you may miss out on the school place you want if you apply late. The deadline is 31st October 2023.

Parents and Carers of pupils from other local authorities should complete their own local authority form, but may include Halton schools as preferences on their form.

A​pplication Flyer

B​ooklet of Application

M​yths about Secondary School Applications

Useful Information

The school understands that parents and carers may have a number of questions regarding the process. The following points of information may assist you:

• In September 2024 there will be one intake of 325 pupils into Wade Deacon.
• Parents and Carers must complete the preference form regardless of circumstances or home address if they wish to apply for a place at Wade Deacon.
• All applications must be submitted no later than 31st October 2023.
• If the school is oversubscribed, applicants will then be allocated a place on the following criteria:

1. Looked after children and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
2. Distance: pupils living nearest to the school measured using an Ordnance Survey address point system which measures straight line distances in metres from the point of the place of permanent residence of the pupil to the address point of the school.

Click the link below to view Wade Deacon High School's Admissions Policy:

Wade Deacon High School Admissions Policy

Waiting Lists

The LA maintains a waiting list for year 7 up to the end of the autumn term in the year of transfer. For all other year groups and Year 7 from January 1^st, we do keep all formal applications on file should a vacancy arise for a particular year group throughout the school year.