Elmwood Junior School
Lodge Road, Croydon, CR0 2PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Marston
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- URN
- 101720
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086844007
About this school
Elmwood Junior School is a community primary school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 464 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 111 | 114 | 115 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 65% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 82% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 73% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Elmwood Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 470 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elmwood Junior School compares
Elmwood Junior School ranked 52nd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.1% | 40.1% | 464 | — |
| Elmwood Infant School | — | 7.4% | 34.4% | 357 | 0.0 miles |
| Chestnut Park Primary School | 44% | 6.4% | 32.6% | 608 | 0.2 miles |
| Ecclesbourne Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 35.9% | 417 | 0.4 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Croydon | 79% | 4.8% | 36.5% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Mary's Catholic Junior School | 77% | 3.7% | 28.6% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.13%
- English as an additional language
- 66.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmwood Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Chestnut Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Ecclesbourne Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Harris Primary Academy Croydon0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Elmwood Junior School ranks 24th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Croydon.
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Beddington Park Academy Primary
- Broadmead Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Academy Primary
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
- Courtwood Primary School Primary
- Elmwood Infant School Primary
- Fairchildes Primary School Primary
- Forest Academy Primary
- Forestdale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Elmwood Junior School teach?
- Elmwood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Elmwood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Elmwood Junior School is Mr Chris Marston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elmwood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elmwood Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Elmwood Junior School?
- Elmwood Junior School has 464 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Elmwood Junior School full?
- Elmwood Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 464 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Elmwood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Elmwood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elmwood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elmwood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Elmwood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elmwood Junior School rank locally?
- Elmwood Junior School ranked 52nd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elmwood Junior School's absence rate?
- Elmwood Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elmwood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elmwood Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.