The staff, Governing Board and children of Altmore Infant 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.
Nursery Admissions
We are pleased to accept children’s names for our nursery waiting list when your child is two and half years old.
We offer a morning or afternoon session and try our best to accommodate parents’ requests.
You are welcome to register your child at Altmore Children’s Centre.
Please bring your:
- Your most recent Council Tax Bill or if not available, your Tenancy Agreement or Rent Book
- Utility Bill, (Gas, Electric, Water, Landline phone)
- Your child(rens) Birth Certificate or Passport showing their Date of Birth and Full Name.
Reception Admissions
Reception Admission for September 2025 entry
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.
For all children born between 1st September 2020–31st August 2021 parents/carers will need to apply for a Reception class place in an infant or primary school for September 2025 entry.
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.
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 must apply for a Reception school place in our school, even if their child:
- Attends our nursery
OR
- Has a brother or sister attending this school.
Before submitting a Reception application, we strongly recommend all families read the local authorities e-booklet ‘Starting School in Newham’ pages 8-9 and pages 14 and 15.
Please visit the e-admissions webpage to log your application and find guidance on how to do so.
National closing date for on time Reception applications: 15th January 2025.
National offer date for on time Reception applications 16th April 2025.
Infant to Junior Admission
Infant to Junior School transition for September 2025 entry
Children born from 1st September 2017 – 31st August 2018 who attend an Infant school will need to apply for a Year 3 Junior school for September 2025. This does not apply to children who attend a Primary School unless their parent/carer wants to change their child’s school for September 2024.
All children at Altmore Infant School who are in Year 2 will need to apply for their Year 3 place at Lathom Junior School. 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 2025 entry must be made through the family’s home local authority using the eAdmissions website.
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 a child in a Year 2 class at our school, must apply for Lathom Junior School (or another junior school), even if the child:
Has a brother or sister attending our federated Junior School, Lathom Junior School.
Before submitting a Junior School application we strongly recommend all families read the local authorities e-booklet ‘Starting School in Newham’ pages 22-23 and and pages 14 and 15.
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 2025.
National offer date for on time Junior applications 16th April 2025.
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.