Admissions

Welcome to Eastlea

Eastlea Community School is a mixed community school.  Our aim is for all students, regardless of their starting point, to achieve their full potential in their academic outcomes as well as their personal development. We ensure that all students are academically challenged in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment. We are dedicated to the safety and well-being of every child in our care and this is reflected in our re-organised pastoral system.  Our dedicated staff work together to ensure that our students are provided with opportunities to achieve both academically and to flourish as part of a wider school community. Our aim is that our students are given the chance to discover lifelong interests as well as a love of learning.  We believe that this school has much to offer your child and we look forward to working with you to support your child through their time at Eastlea.

Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, a local Trust of six schools.  As the admissions authority, the Trust Board has adopted the Local Authority’s admissions arrangements, which means that all applications must be submitted via the borough’s process.  If you live in Newham, you apply via LB Newham Pupil Services.  If you live outside Newham and you want your child to attend this school, you need to apply via your home borough naming this school as a preference on your application.

The adopted Determined Admissions Arrangements for September 2024 entry are available here.

Moving to secondary school – September 2025 admissions

National Closing date – on time year 7 applications: Thursday 31 October 2024 at 23:59

National offer date – on time year 7 applicants: Monday 03 March 2025

eAdmissions – parents and carers can apply for a year 7 place for September 2025 through the eAdmissions website.  Guidance regarding setting up an account is available in this slide deck.

London coordinated admissions scheme (operated by all 33 London boroughs) – details available on this page of the borough’s website.

Parents and carers can visit our school during the open evening and morning events in the new academic year. Further information will be provided shortly.

The links below will assist you with making your application:

In year admissions into secondary school

(also known as a mid-term or mid-phase admissions)

Mid Phase Admissions are students who join school outside the normal admission times, so after the first half term of Year 7 through to Year 11. We are aware that students joining Eastlea  mid-phase are doing so for a variety of reasons, some of which may be upsetting and difficult for them. At Eastlea we support all students and offer packages to meet their individual needs, whether emotional, learning or behavioural. 

If your family arrives in Newham and your child needs a school place, you must complete an In Year application form naming your preferred school(s). The Newham School Finder is a useful tool for determining the location of schools and for calculating home-to-school distances. The Starting Secondary School guide provides a useful overview of Newham’s secondary schools.

School places are usually offered within 10 days. Please note that you may not be offered the school of your choice, if there are no vacancies at that school. Click here for information on waiting lists.

Please click in the white space below to review our video which provides and overview of how we support students joining us in-year.

If you have any questions regarding admitting your child to Eastlea please email :admissions@eastlea.ncltrust.net

Determined Admission Arrangements in Newham – for entry in September 2026

These were agreed by Newham Council in February 2025, and adopted by the Trust Board of Newham Community Learning, which is our school’s admissions authority, at the trustees’ meeting of 03 April 2025.

Newham’s consultation regarding school admission arrangements for September 2026 admissions can be found on this page of the Newham website.  A copy of the full consultation document can be found here. 

Details of the process for applying for places for secondary school in Newham for September 2026 entry will be published when available; this is typically in early September of the previous year – ie. September 2025.  This page will be updated as soon as the information is available.

If you have any questions regarding admitting your child to Eastlea please email admissions@eastlea.ncltrust.net