Admissions
This section covers Admissions to Central Park Primary School (Reception to Year 6) and Primary to Secondary Transitions.
Fair Access
The law requires that each local authority must have a Fair Access Protocol (FAP), agreed with the majority of schools in its area to ensure that for In Year admissions unplaced children, especially the most vulnerable, are offered a place at a suitable school as quickly as possible. In agreeing a protocol, the local authority must ensure that no school - including those with available places - is asked to take a disproportionate number of children who have been excluded from other schools, or who have challenging behaviour. Central Park Primary has signed up to the LB Newham’s Fair Access Protocol.
https://www.newham.gov.uk/schools-education/fair-access-protocol-secondary-schools-newham
Children can be placed on the waiting list for the nursery after the age of 2 years. We will then let you know by letter when we have a place for your child—usually around the time they are 3½ years old. At that point, you will be given a date when you can meet the Early Years Leaders and register your child, and another date for your child to start in the nursery. Children join our reception class in September as we currently have a single point of entry. We arrange meetings for parents in the term before their child goes into a reception class.
Reception Admission for September 2025 entry
RECEPTION ADMISSIONS - A summary of the key steps you need to take to apply for a place in Reception for children born from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021.
The national closing date for on time reception applications is 15th January 2025. All reception 2025 applications 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 living outside Newham, whose family wants them to attend this school their application must be made through their home borough naming this school as a preference on their application.
Remember, parents/carers must apply for a reception place in this school, even if the child has a brother or sister attending this school.
Before submitting a reception application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn 2025 edition of the local authorities ‘Starting School in Newham' guide and find out information about the school you are interested in.
In Year admissions into primary school (aka mid term and mid phase)
IN YEAR ADMISSIONS - If you want to apply for a primary or secondary school place in Newham once the school year has started a family must complete and submit an in-year school admission application. If a family arrives in Newham during the school year and their child needs a school place they must complete an In Year form naming their preferred schools. https://www.newham.gov.uk/schools-education/year-admissions/1 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.
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.
Secondary Transition
SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS - For our children in year 6 this academic year, Starting Secondary School is the composite prospectus for all secondary school admissions in Newham.
Useful Links for all Schools admissions:
Ace Education – Independent Advice For Parents and Carers
For more information on your child’s admission arrangements through our Local Authority or you can phone the council on 020 8430 2000