Elm Wood School | School performance

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

366

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

366

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

366

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLambeth

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Elm Wood School · Primary · Lambeth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

64%

+3pp

80%71%61%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

RWM higher standard

0pp

35%19%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

76%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

78%

Maths higher standard

22%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

47%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

366

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

25%

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Carnac Street, West Norwood, London, SE27 9RR

Local authority

Lambeth

Website

elmwoodprimary.co.uk

Telephone

02086701621

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	64%	2%	76%	40%	71%	9%	78%	22%	78%	80%	106.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	17%	366
2023/24	61%	2%	82%	34%	71%	9%	73%	20%	80%	82%	106.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	16%	392
2022/23	61%	9%	74%	24%	78%	24%	65%	13%	81%	81%	105.0	104.0	107.0	-0.20	+2.40	-0.60	15%	390
2018/19	78%	35%	87%	45%	82%	36%	89%	47%	84%	87%	108.0	108.0	110.0	+3.30	+1.10	+2.70	15%	426
2017/18	80%	17%	83%	40%	83%	27%	93%	40%	87%	87%	106.0	108.0	108.0	-0.90	-0.60	+1.80	8%	399
2016/17	64%	23%	73%	30%	82%	27%	77%	36%	86%	80%	105.0	106.0	107.0	-0.20	+0.40	+0.90	10%	405

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	366	21.8	17%	25%	32%	5%	14%
2023/24	392	22.0	16%	27%	36%	6%	17%
2022/23	390	23.6	15%	29%	33%	6%	18%
2021/22	391	21.7	18%	25%	33%	6%	14%
2020/21	417	20.2	15%	26%	28%	—	—
2018/19	426	21.0	15%	33%	32%	4%	9%
2017/18	399	22.9	8%	35%	31%	4%	10%
2016/17	405	19.1	10%	36%	33%	4%	8%