A good community school school in Lambeth. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for Elm Wood School.
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Official government statistics
| Year | Mat Average | Read Average |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| 2023 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
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Improving trend (+0.5 per year)
Up 0.5% over 3 years
Information extracted from the school's own website
"Elm Wood Promises: Perseverance and Resilience, Success and Excellence, Kindness and Respect"
Religious Education is taught using the Kapow scheme and meets the Lambeth Agreed syllabus. In the Early Years, children are taught about different communities, celebrations and beliefs through topic-based planning. The curriculum aims to develop deep thinking about religion and worldviews and to prepare children for learning about different religions and worldviews in Key Stage One.
Headteacher Jo Leith welcomes families to Elm Wood, emphasising inclusion, safeguarding, high expectations, and partnership with families to support every child to flourish.
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Breakfast and After School Clubs are provided by Young People Matter (YPM) and are designed to help parents balance work and family commitments, whilst providing children with a broad range of stimulating experiences and interests. YPM staff are DBS checked. They take children from the Nursery as they approach 4 years old. Book Now.
Elm Wood has an Inclusion team led by Anya James (SENCo). The school provides SEND information and a local offer reference, with regular review meetings, Education Plans and staff training to support learners with SEND.
Nursery admissions: born 1 Sep 2021 – 31 Aug 2022 for September 2025; Nursery offers full or part-time places. Reception admissions: born 1 Sep 2020 – 31 Aug 2021 for September 2025. Applications are managed by the local authority. In-year admissions require contact with the local authority. School visits for prospective Reception pupils occur in Autumn term.