Elm Wood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 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
- Website
- elmwoodprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 366 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.2%
- Girls
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 24.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 37.4%
African 12%
Mixed 11.8%
Other White 9.8%
Unclassified 9.8%
Caribbean 7.7%
Other Black 4.1%
Other 3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.1%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Elm Wood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 10 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 51 27 24 |
| Year 1 | 50 23 27 |
| Year 2 | 51 21 30 |
| Year 3 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 4 | 47 20 27 |
| Year 5 | 51 20 31 |
| Year 6 | 45 23 22 |