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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Newham property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Newham has one of the youngest populations in the country and sustained housing growth around Stratford and the Royal Docks, which keeps admissions pressure consistently high.
Free interactive map — enter any Stratford, East Ham, Forest Gate or Beckton postcode and see exactly which catchment areas it falls within.
Large-scale development around Stratford, Canning Town and the Royal Docks has added substantial demand in a short period. Catchment distances at schools serving those areas can change materially from one year to the next, so recent data matters far more here than older figures.
Newham Council is the admissions authority for community primary and secondary schools. After looked-after children, EHC-plan holders and siblings, places are normally allocated by straight-line distance from the home address to the school.
Newham has a large number of academies, and several operate their own admissions arrangements. Because the borough's population is dense and growing, sibling links absorb a high share of places at some schools, further shortening the distance available to other applicants.
Newham Council publishes annual admissions statistics including the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school. Search 'Newham school admissions statistics' on the Newham Council website.
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Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Newham address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Newham and surrounding areas:
Newham measures straight-line distance to the metre. Our tool uses the same calculation.
Essential in Newham, where new housing can move a catchment boundary within a single admissions round.
Plot up to 5 Newham schools at once to see overlapping catchment zones.
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Newham has seen exceptional housing growth around Stratford, Canning Town and the Royal Docks. Each new development adds families to the local catchment, which can shorten the last distance offered at nearby schools quite quickly.
Schools serving Stratford, Forest Gate and parts of East Ham are typically the most oversubscribed, though pressure is high across much of the borough.
Yes — our tool calculates distance accurately for any Newham school. Academies set their own criteria, so read the individual school's admissions policy as well.
Search 'Newham school admissions statistics' on the Newham Council website for the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school.
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