Elmhurst Junior School
Elmhurst Lane, Street, BA16 0HH
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Elmhurst Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Fiona Airey
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 333
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 123663
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Elmhurst Junior School was a community primary school in Street. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 266 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Elmhurst Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 67 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 46% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 63% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 55% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Elmhurst 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 282 |
| 2023/24 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elmhurst Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6% | 23.7% | 266 | — |
| Elmhurst Junior School | — | 5.8% | 26.5% | 210 | 0.0 miles |
| Hindhayes Infant School | — | 6.5% | 17.2% | 165 | 0.2 miles |
| Brookside Community Primary School | 48% | 4.5% | 17.1% | 544 | 1.0 miles |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 57% | 5.1% | 34.4% | 236 | 1.5 miles |
| Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 81% | 5.7% | 22.5% | 129 | 1.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.7%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmhurst Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Street
-
Hindhayes Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Street
-
Brookside Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Street
-
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Street
Other schools in Street
- Brookside Community Primary School Primary
- Elmhurst Junior School Primary
- Hindhayes Infant School Primary
- Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Crispin School Academy Secondary
- Avalon School Special schools
- Millfield School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Elmhurst Junior School teach?
- Elmhurst Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Street.
- Has Elmhurst Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Elmhurst Junior School 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 Junior School?
- Elmhurst Junior School had 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Elmhurst 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 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Elmhurst Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elmhurst 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 16 January 2025.