Lister Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newham Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Lister Community School is a secondary school in London, Newham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Lister Community School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.865 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 3.014 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.323 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.744 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, yet places ran out in 4 of the 7 earlier years; the biggest swing came from 2020 to 2021.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 144 first-choice applications for 198 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 15 Newham secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the Attainment 8 score was 44.1 (England 46).
- There are 14.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Mary's Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9AE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,470 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Lister Community School is highly supportive of its pupils.”
- “Pupils are benefiting from recent changes that have improved learning and behaviour.”
- “Pupils and parents and carers feel listened to and engaged with the school.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally learning tasks do not help pupils secure the knowledge they have been taught.”
- “In these cases, pupils become disengaged from learning and do not learn as well as the school intends.”
- “However, there are inconsistencies in how teachers use this information.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 144 first-preference applications, 198 offers in total, 144 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newham.
- St Bonaventure's RC School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stratford School Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Angela's Ursuline School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cumberland Community School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brampton Manor Academy 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Eastlea Community School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rokeby School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Plashet, City of London Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published