Schools in Newham

84 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Newham

Primary

Offered their first choice 91.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,960
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,725 places for 3,960 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 74.5%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 71.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,682
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 74.5% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 71.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,792 places for 3,682 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Newham lodged 282 appeals about a school place.

242 of them were heard by a panel and 7 succeeded, which is about 3 in every 100 heard.

The other 40 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Brampton Manor Academy London	2.68	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Cumberland Community School London	0.51	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Eastlea Community School London	0.75	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Forest Gate Community School London	1.20	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Harris Science Academy East London London	0.47	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kingsford Community School London	0.63	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lister Community School London	0.73	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Little Ilford School London	0.86	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Oasis Academy Silvertown London	0.85	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Plashet, City of London Academy London	0.77	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Rokeby School London	0.61	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Royal Docks Academy London	0.73	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Sarah Bonnell School London	0.80	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Angela's Ursuline School London	0.79	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Bonaventure's RC School London	0.79	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stratford School Academy London	0.62	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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