Admissions

Lister Community School is a mixed co-educational community school in Newham, committed to our motto “Always Aiming for Excellence”. We provide a world-class education and support every student to excel academically, socially, and personally. Our students consistently achieve strong results while developing the skills and confidence needed for the next stage of their education or future careers.

Our staff, governors, and pupils welcome applications from families seeking a high-quality education in Newham.

Lister is part of the Newham Community Learning Trust, a local Trust of six schools. As the admissions authority, the Trust Board follows the Local Authority’s admissions arrangements, meaning all applications must be submitted through the borough’s official process.

  • Living in Newham? Apply via LB Newham Pupil Services.

  • Living outside Newham? Apply via your home borough, naming Lister Community School as a preference.

Moving to secondary school – September 2026 admissions

National Closing date – on time year 7 applications: Friday 31 October 2025 at 23:59

National offer date – on time year 7 applicants: Monday 02 March 2026

eAdmissions – parents and carers can apply for a year 7 place for September 2026 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.

Our Open Day on:
Monday, 13th October – 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Thursday, 16th & Friday, 17th October – 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

Please book the guided visits by emailing enquiries@lister.ncltrust.net  . 

Students starting Year 7 in September 2026 will have the opportunity to visit Lister Community School during our induction programme which takes place in July 2025.

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)

Information regarding making an application for your child to join any Newham school outside the usual time (ie. at any time other than at the start of September) is managed through the in year admissions process, details of which are available here.

Determined Admission Arrangements in Newham – for entry in September 2026

These were agreed by Newham Council in February 2024, and adopted by the Trust Board of Newham Community Learning, which is our school’s admissions authority, at the trustees’ meeting of 26 March 2024.

The adopted Determined Admissions Arrangements for September 2026 entry are available here. 

Free school meals – application process

All students in Newham receive free school meals at Primary level. When your child joins secondary school, you will need to check your eligibility for this and apply if needed. This has to be completed through Newham, and is not something that we can process as a school; please click here to apply via the borough’s website.