Primary school

Elm Wood School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Lambeth
  • SE27 9RR

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,737 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 18%2018/19: top 21%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 55%2024/25: top 52%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM64% · London 72%3/10 Below−42.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · London 12%1/10 Well below London−94.6 pts
Reading score106 · London 1073/10 Below−50.8 pts
Maths score104 · London 1072/10 Well below London−54.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 83% · 29 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 64% · 56 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 80% · 30 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 78% · 55 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 61% · 54 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 61% · 56 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 64% · 45 pupils · London 72%83%61%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 21% · 29 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 23% · 56 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 17% · 30 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 35% · 55 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 9% · 54 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 2% · 56 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 2% · 45 pupils · London 12%35%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 56 pupils · London 1052017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 108 · 55 pupils · London 1062022/23: 105 · 54 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 56 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 45 pupils · London 107108105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 109 · 29 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 56 pupils · London 1062017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 108 · 55 pupils · London 1072022/23: 104 · 54 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 56 pupils · London 1062024/25: 104 · 45 pupils · London 107109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
35 of 35 who put it first2014 · 66.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3535
2nd263
3rd200
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2020/21644 m
  • 2019/20459 m

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Inadequate
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2011Outstanding
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2025All areas Good

1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jan 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils are enthusiastic about coming to school and learning here.”
  • “They enjoy lessons and have good relationships with staff.”
  • “This helps pupils feel safe.”

To improve

  • “Revisions and refinements to the curriculum have not embedded fully in some subject areas.”
  • “In these subjects, the school has not identified, as precisely, the important knowledge it wants pupils to learn.”
  • “As a result, sometimes pupils are not able to build on what they already know.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026364
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.3%
First language not English24.6%
SEN support13.7%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils13.9%

Girls 53.8%Boys 46.2%

81.6% full · 446 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 59 responses (16.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved94.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 76.3% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year93.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20.3% not applicable87.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development88.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 14.3
  • Leadership 4.8
  • Teaching assistants 15.8
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 19.1 FTE · Whole workforce 38.8 · 42 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,134
Spend per pupil£8,919
Staff spend per pupil£6,533
Reserve per pupil−£414
  • −£150,166revenue reserve
  • +£77,896in-year balance

Grants £8,779 · self-generated £355 · premises £423 per pupil