Elm Wood School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 9 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lambeth
Unique reference
100597
Address
Carnac Street, West Norwood, SE27 9RR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
392 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
26.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.9%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 34.9%
Mixed 13.6%
African 10.7%
Unclassified 10.2%
Other White 8.9%
Caribbean 8.9%
Other Black 5.6%
Other 3.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Elm Wood School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
39
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
15
11
Reception, Full-time
52
25
27
Year 1
57
26
31
Year 2
51
29
22
Year 3
51
25
26
Year 4
51
21
30
Year 5
48
25
23
Year 6
56
23
33
Year 2023-2024