Fully selective state school · Wirral
St Anselm's College 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 26 August 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
At a glance
- Address
- Manor Hill, Prenton, North West, CH43 1UQ
- Year 7 admission
- Boys for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Published admission number
- 156September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 156September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 2.0DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
Assessment route not published.
- Eligibility
- Boys who reach the required standard in three tests in English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning; boys with an EHCP naming the school who reach the standard are automatically offered a place.
- Score policy
- Eligibility requires reaching the required standard in the English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning assessment; the policy publishes no numeric qualifying threshold and uses rank order of assessment performance for oversubscription.
- Oversubscription
- Baptised Catholic looked-after and previously looked-after boys; baptised Catholic boys in the relevant area; other looked-after and previously looked-after boys; baptised Christian non-Catholic boys in the relevant area; then non-baptised boys whose parents wish Catholic education. Free-school-meal priority applies within each category, followed by assessment rank and distance tie-break.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
Catchment details not published in this guide.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences320 | Offers157 | Preferences per offer2.04 |
| 2025 | Preferences332 | Offers156 | Preferences per offer2.13 |
| 2024 | Preferences333 | Offers155 | Preferences per offer2.15 |
| 2023 | Preferences305 | Offers136 | Preferences per offer2.24 |
| 2022 | Preferences315 | Offers140 | Preferences per offer2.25 |
| 2021 | Preferences317 | Offers153 | Preferences per offer2.07 |
| 2020 | Preferences279 | Offers134 | Preferences per offer2.08 |
| 2019 | Preferences278 | Offers139 | Preferences per offer2.00 |
| 2018 | Preferences279 | Offers138 | Preferences per offer2.02 |
| 2017 | Preferences278 | Offers125 | Preferences per offer2.22 |
| 2016 | Preferences291 | Offers135 | Preferences per offer2.16 |
| 2015 | Preferences298 | Offers134 | Preferences per offer2.22 |
| 2014 | Preferences203 | Offers97 | Preferences per offer2.09 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
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- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
What the assessment covers
GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
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Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English sample paper 1 | Published bySt Anselm's College · 2022 · Sample paper | SubjectsEnglish | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on st-anselms.com |
| English sample paper 1 (2021 version) | Published bySt Anselm's College · 2021 · Sample paper | SubjectsEnglish | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on st-anselms.com |
| English sample paper 2 | Published bySt Anselm's College · 2024 · Sample paper | SubjectsEnglish | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on st-anselms.com |
| English sample paper 3 | Published bySt Anselm's College · 2026 · Sample paper | SubjectsEnglish | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on st-anselms.com |
| Maths sample paper 1 | Published bySt Anselm's College · 2024 · Sample paper | SubjectsMaths | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on st-anselms.com |
| Maths sample questions | Published bySt Anselm's College · 2022 · Sample paper | SubjectsMaths | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on st-anselms.com |
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does St Anselm's College use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish St Anselm's College's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does St Anselm's College have?
St Anselm's College's published admission number is 156 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to St Anselm's College?
Boys who reach the required standard in three tests in English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning; boys with an EHCP naming the school who reach the standard are automatically offered a place.
Are St Anselm's College's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Baptised Catholic looked-after and previously looked-after boys; baptised Catholic boys in the relevant area; other looked-after and previously looked-after boys; baptised Christian non-Catholic boys in the relevant area; then non-baptised boys whose parents wish Catholic education. Free-school-meal priority applies within each category, followed by assessment rank and distance tie-break.
What subjects should a child prepare for St Anselm's College?
The exact assessed subjects for St Anselm's College are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.
How current is the information for St Anselm's College?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Admissions Policy 2027-2028
St Anselm's College. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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