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Transitioning to Year 7

Welcome year 7

Congratulations on securing a place at Harris Science Academy East London. 

I am looking forward to meeting you and your family and welcoming you into our very special community. I have been the Principal of this wonderful Academy since February 2023 and am proud of the progress we have made. This is just the beginning, and your child is set to join us at an exciting time as we become the best school in Newham by 2028.

You will receive lots of information over the coming months to support the transition to secondary school. Our primary method of communication with you will be via our transition newsletter, which can be accessed on our Academy website. This will also be shared in our Whatsapp community channel.

I am sure that you and your child will have lots of questions and there will be some nerves, but rest assured we will be there to support you and your family, so your child has a seamless start in September.

Dan MacPherson, Principal

 

 

Key Contacts

 

Key Year 7 Dates - Academic Year: September 2025 - 2026 

3rd March 2026

Welcome Phone calls 

3rd March 2026

Welcome Letter

9th March 2026

Personalised Transition Meetings and Tours

13th March 2026

Parent/Carer coffee morning - Mill House Cafe (9:30am-11am)

29th May 2026

Half-term Leadership Development Day.

2nd July 2026

Student induction day and Parent/Carer induction morning

1st September 2026

Year 7 first day.

In-Year Applications

If you are looking for a place at Harris Science Academy East London because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another secondary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit his/her education and/or general well-being, you are entitled to apply for a school place.  

To apply for a place, please name Harris Science Academy East London on the London Borough of Newham Application form.  If you don’t live in Newham, you can still apply – just name the Academy on the application form for the borough in which you live.

Please note completing an In Year Admission form does not guarantee a place. Please refer to our Admission Policy for full information. 

For parents/carers who wish to appeal 

Parent(s) wishing to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, should complete an Appeal Form stating the reason for the appeal based on the published Admissions Criteria. 
 
If you wish to appeal, you must contact the Admissions Team who will send you an Appeals Form to complete. 

Completed forms should be sent to the Admissions Officer: 

Harris Science Academy 
Clock Mill, Three Mills Lane 
London 
E3 3DU 

Completed Appeal Forms for Year 7 must be received by the Academy by the closing date 28th March 2026 by 4pm. 

The appeals will be heard in private by an Independent Appeal Panel. The Clerk to the Appeal Panel will make an appointment within a reasonable time.  Appeals may be made in English or the Parents’/Carers’ first language. Only one appeal per application is allowed. You may include a friend at the meeting. 

The Appeal Hearing   

The Academy will arrange for an Independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy's reasons for refusal and your reasons for wanting to attend the Academy. The Panel will consist of three people (two will have education experience and one will be an independent person with no education experience). 

The Panel will consider the case put forward by you and the Academy. They must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy and the reasons why you want to attend this particular school.  The Panel must exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of your argument (for wanting to attend) against the Academy’s reasons for refusal i.e. the prejudice that one more student would cause to the education of the students already offered and the Health and Safety of all the students already attending the Academy, also taking into account the Academy's published admission arrangements.   

The decision of the Independent Appeals Panel is binding on the Admissions Authority and the Parents.