Admissions
Our Admissions Leader is Maria Booth.
Although your child may have attended school before, starting a new school is an important transition. We encourage you to support your child in any way you can. Our hope is that you and your child will make a happy and productive union with the school.
When the school has received your request for a place from the Local Authority we will contact you to make an appointment. When registering please bring your child with you. This is a good opportunity for exchanging relevant information and familiarising them with the school
Please bring the following:
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Proof of your child’s date of birth: such as a birth certificate or passport.
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Proof of your address: such as a Council Tax bill or a recent gas or electricity bill.
We will then agree a suitable start date for your child with you.
On your child’s first day please come to the school office on arrival and see the receptionist. A member of staff will take you along to the classroom. The class teacher will have made arrangements for receiving your child into the new class. Your child’s teacher will make an appointment with you to discuss how your child has settled in and their learning needs.
If your child will be transferring away from our school for any other reason please come to the office to obtain a signature on your transfer form. This will help you to place your child in a new school.
The staff, governing body and pupils of Colegrave Primary 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.
We are a school maintained by London Borough of Newham which means they are the admission authority for this school.
All applications for this school must be made through London Borough of Newham’s Pupil Services, not this school.
Reception Admission for September 2023 entry
For all children born from 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 inclusive, their parents/carers will need to apply for a reception class place in an infant or primary school for September 2023 entry.
The national closing date for on time reception applications is 15th January 2023.
The national offer date for on time reception applicants is 17th April 2023.
All reception 2023 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 2022 edition of the local authorities ‘Starting Primary School’ guide and find out information about the school you are interested in.
Information about the reception process for September 2023 entry
London Borough of Newham’s Determined Arrangements for 2023/2024 (entry from September 2023)
Pan London eAdmissions portal for September 2022 applications
Guidance on creating an eAdmissions account and applying
Pan London Co-ordinated Scheme
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.
Infant to Junior School Transition for September 2023 entry
Children born from 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 who attend an infant school, will need to apply for a year 3 junior 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.
The national closing date for on time junior applications is 15th January 2023.
The national offer date for on time junior applicants is 17th April 2023.
All junior school (or year 3 in a primary school 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 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 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 attending this school.
Before submitting a junior school application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn 2022 edition of the local authorities ‘Starting Primary School’ guide and find out information about the school you are interested in.
Information about the reception process for September 2023 entry
London Borough of Newham’s Determined Arrangements for 2023/2024 (entry from September 2023)
Pan London eAdmissions portal for September 2022 applications
Guidance on creating an eAdmissions account and applying
Pan London Co-ordinated Scheme
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.
In Year Admissions into Primary School (aka mid-term and mid-phase)
If a family arrives in Newham during the school year 2021/2022 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.
In Year Admissions for 1 September 2022 to 16 July 2023 (Year Groups: reception to Year 6)
Before submitting an application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn 2022 edition of the local authorities ‘Starting Primary School’ guide and find out information about the school you are interested in.
London Borough of Newham’s Determined Arrangements for the 2022/2023 (entry from September 2022)
In Year school application form (all year groups) for September 2022 to July 2023
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.
Moving from Primary to Secondary School in September 2023
Year 7 admissions for September 2023
For all children born from 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 inclusive, their parents/carers will need to apply for a year 7 secondary school place for September 2023, unless the child is on roll at an All Through school (Chobham Academy, Langdon Academy or School 21) as they will automatically move into year 7 unless they would prefer to change school for September 2023.
All year 7 applications for September 2023 must be made through the family’s home local authority.
The national closing date for on time year 7 applications is 31st October 2022.
The national offer date for on time year 7 applicants is 1st March 2023.
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 this school their application must be made through their home borough naming this school as a preference on their application.
Before submitting a year 7 application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn 2022 edition of the local authorities ‘Starting Secondary School’ guide and find out information about the school you are interested in. If possible look at their virtual tours.
Remember, families must apply for a place, even if their child:
- Has a brother or sister attending the school;
- Lives in the schools priority area (for Sarah Bonnell only )
- Attends a link school (for Stratford School Academy only)
Information on the year 7 application process
London Borough of Newham’s Determined Arrangements for 2022/2023 (entry from September 2022)
Pan London eAdmissions portal for September 2023 applications
Guidance on creating an eAdmissions account and applying
Pan London Co-ordinated Scheme
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.
Waiting lists
https://www.newham.gov.uk/schools-education/offer-places/1
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. Colegrave Primary School has signed up to the LB Newham’s Fair Access Protocol.
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