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In 2026-27, the last place at Lord Derby Academy went to an applicant living 1.41 miles from the school. The last place went under criterion 5 (Children who attend one of the named Knowsley Partner Primary Schools as set out in the Knowsley Lo…), a priority group, so this distance applies only to that group, not to every family. We hold 1 year of published distances for this school.
In 2026-27, Lord Derby Academy received 484 applications for 220 places — around 2.2 per place. 284 named it as a first preference, or about 1.3 first choices per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-27 | 1.41 mi (priority group) | 220 | 484 | 284 |
| 2025-26 | — | 211 offered | 448 | 256 |
| 2024-25 | — | 218 offered | 526 | 289 |
| 2023-24 | — | 216 offered | 498 | 288 |
| 2022-23 | — | 214 offered | 508 | 292 |
| 2021-22 | — | 215 offered | 490 | 298 |
| 2020-21 | — | 214 offered | 496 | 304 |
| 2019-20 | — | 215 offered | 467 | 273 |
| 2018-19 | — | 218 offered | 369 | 224 |
| 2017-18 | — | 236 offered | 387 | 216 |
| 2016-17 | — | 226 offered | 315 | 179 |
| 2015-16 | — | 220 offered | 293 | 165 |
| 2014-15 | — | 136 offered | 218 | 75 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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