Admissions

The staff, Governing Board and children of Lathom School would welcome you applying for a place at our school. To do this you must follow the correct process for your child’s age as detailed below. Please click on the relevant tab below for further information.

Infant to Junior Admissions

Infant to Junior Admissions

Infant to Junior School transition for September 2023 entry

Children born from 1st September 2015 and 31st August 2016 who attend an Infant school will need to apply for a Year 3 Junior school place in an Infant or Primary School for September 2023. This does not apply to children who attend a Primary School unless their parent/carer wants to change their child’s school for September 2023.

All children at Altmore Infant School who are in Year 2 will need to apply for their Year 3 place at Lathom Junior School. Closer to the time, our school will hold parent information sessions regarding these applications to support all families.

All Junior School (or Year 3 in a Primary School) applications for 2023 entry must be made through the family’s home local authority. ​

For children living in Newham families must apply via London Borough of Newham.
For children lives outside Newham, whose family wants them to attend this school their application must be made through their home borough naming tis school as a preference on their application.

School Finder: We recommend you use the Newham School Finder tool to determine the location of your preferred Newham schools and calculate home to school distances.

Parents/carers with children on roll in a Year 2 class of an Infant School must apply for a Junior place in a school, even if the child:

  • Has a brother or sister who is attending the Junior school.

Before submitting a Junior School application we strongly recommend all families read the local authorities e-booklet ‘We are going to school 2023‘ page 12 – 13. This can be found at the bottom of this page (please upload).

Please visit the e-admissions webpage to log your application and find guidance on how to do so.

National closing date for on time Junior applications: 15th January 2023.
National offer date for on time Junior applications 17th April 2023.

 

In Year Admissions

In Year Admissions

In Year admissions into primary school (aka mid-term and mid phase)

If a family arrives in Newham during the school year 2022/2023 and their child needs a school place they must complete an In Year form naming their preferred schools on the Newham website.

School Finder: We recommend you use the Newham School Finder tool to determine the location of your preferred Newham schools and calculate home to school distances.

School places are usually offered within 10 days. The place offered may not be at the school the family prefers as that school may not have a suitable place available.

Primary to Secondary School Admissions

Primary to Secondary School Admissions

Moving from primary to secondary school in September 2022

Year 7 Admission for September 2024

For all children born between the 1st September 2012 and 31st August 2013 will need to apply for a Year 7 Secondary School place for September 2024.

All year 7 applications for September 2024 must be made through the family’s home local authority. ​

For children living in Newham, families must apply via London Borough of Newham.
For children who live outside Newham, whose family wants them to attend a Newham Secondary School their application must be made through their home borough naming this school as a preference on their application.

Parents/carers must apply for a place, even if:

  • They want their child to go to their local school.

OR

  • Their child has an older brother or sister at the secondary school.

The law does not allow us to reserve secondary school places.

Before submitting a Year 7 application we ask that you read and make sure you understand the admissions process, clicking on the link and visiting this website page.

Information is available in the ‘We are going to secondary school 2023‘ booklet. Please find this below.

Lathom Junior school will support families in making their child’s Secondary School admission. This information will be shared with parents via email.

National closing date for on time Year 7 applications: 31st October 2023.
National offer date for on time Year 7 applications 1st March 2024.