Elmhurst School Ltd
44-48 South Park Hill Road, South Croydon, CR2 7DW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Marriott
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 272
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 101831
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086880661
About this school
Elmhurst School Ltd is an independent school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Elmhurst School Ltd under its current framework. 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
Elmhurst School Ltd has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Elmhurst School Ltd has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 122 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Aspire Learning0.3 miles
Special schools · Croydon
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Croydon Metropolitan College0.4 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
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Bright Minds Creative Academy0.4 miles
Special schools · Croydon
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Whitgift School0.4 miles
Independent schools
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Saffron Valley Collegiate0.5 miles
Academies · Croydon
Common questions
- What ages does Elmhurst School Ltd teach?
- Elmhurst School Ltd teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of Elmhurst School Ltd?
- The headteacher of Elmhurst School Ltd is Mrs Sara Marriott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elmhurst School Ltd been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Elmhurst School Ltd under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Elmhurst School Ltd?
- Elmhurst School Ltd has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elmhurst School Ltd full?
- Elmhurst School Ltd has capacity for 272 pupils and 126 on roll (46%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Elmhurst School Ltd a faith school?
- No. Elmhurst School Ltd has no designated religious character.
- Is Elmhurst School Ltd a selective school?
- No. Elmhurst School Ltd is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Elmhurst School Ltd publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Elmhurst School Ltd. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.