Academy · Wirral
St Anselm's College
- Secondary
- Ages 11–18
- Boys
- Roman Catholic
- Selective (11+)
- Sixth form
Term dates
We haven't checked Wirral's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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Selective school: Year 7 entry is by an entrance test (the 11+). Registration for the test usually closes in the summer of Year 5.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 155 families put this school as their first choice, and 157 places were offered. 155 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 157 | 155 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 156 | 162 | 96% |
| September 2024 | 155 | 164 | 94% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
11+ entrance test
This school sets its own entrance test: St Anselm's College entrance examination. Register with the school directly.
Ofsted inspection
Short (ungraded) inspection, 19 March 2025: Standards maintained.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1002 (capacity 1026)
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Academy trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Admissions
- Selective (entrance test)
- Phone
- 01516521408
- Address
- Manor Hill, Prenton, CH43 1UQ
- Website
- st-anselms.com
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.