Elmwood Junior School is a primary school located in Croydon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lodge Road, Croydon

School Information

Address: Lodge Road, Croydon, CR0 2PL
Website: www.elmwood-jun.croydon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02086844007
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ann Read
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101720

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 473
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 251

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.4
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.4 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL
2out of 4 1,291 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS
3out of 4 1,537 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tunstall Nursery School
Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY
4out of 4 1,895 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Crosfield Nursery School
Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD
3out of 4 2,775 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elmwood Junior School
Lodge Road , CR0 2PL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elmwood Infant School
Lodge Road , CR0 2PL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chestnut Park Primary School
49 St James Road , CR0 2UR
4out of 4 271 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ecclesbourne Primary School
Attlee Close , CR7 7FA
3out of 4 743 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Harris Primary Academy Croydon
Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT
- not rated 1,047 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
88 London Road , CR0 2TB
4out of 4 721 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Woburn Road , CR9 2EE
3out of 4 899 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ark Blake Academy
6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA
- not rated 1,774 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS
3out of 4 1,969 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ
3out of 4 2,725 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Croydon College
Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX
- not rated 1,697 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ
- not rated 2,576 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Shirley Road , CR9 7AL
3out of 4 3,255 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Write Time
14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX
- not rated 506 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Addington Valley Academy
Fieldway , CR0 9AZ
- not rated 887 yd Free schools special Yes Mixed More About School
Bensham Manor School
Ecclesbourne Road , CR7 7BN
3out of 4 1,090 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al-Khair School Preparatory School
36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA
- not rated 1,112 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
60 The Crescent , Selhurst CR0 2HN
3out of 4 1,168 yd City technology college No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.