Elmhurst Primary School
Upton Park Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW VISION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sukwinder Samra
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 996
- Pupils on roll
- 980
- URN
- 145362
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084721062
About this school
Elmhurst Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 980 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elmhurst Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Exceptional
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 113 | 113 | 110 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 21% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 96% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 94% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 113.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.30 | - | - |
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 Primary 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 | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 92% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 989 |
| 2023/24 | 989 |
| 2024/25 | 988 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elmhurst Primary School compares
Elmhurst Primary School ranked 3rd of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 92% | 5.3% | 27.8% | 980 | — |
| St Antony's Catholic Primary School | 97% | 4.9% | 40.1% | 429 | 0.2 miles |
| Selwyn Primary School | 76% | 6.8% | 40% | 448 | 0.3 miles |
| Upton Cross Primary School | 65% | 7.1% | 34.7% | 414 | 0.3 miles |
| Shaftesbury Primary School | 89% | 6.2% | 28.5% | 640 | 0.4 miles |
| St Stephen's Primary School | 89% | 4.2% | 33.2% | 618 | 0.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 6 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.8%
- English as an additional language
- 91.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 13.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Antony's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Selwyn Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Upton Cross Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Shaftesbury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Stephen's Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Elmhurst Primary School ranks 43rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Elmhurst Primary School teach?
- Elmhurst Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Elmhurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elmhurst Primary School is Ms Sukwinder Samra, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elmhurst Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elmhurst Primary 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 many pupils are at Elmhurst Primary School?
- Elmhurst Primary School has 980 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elmhurst Primary School full?
- Elmhurst Primary School has capacity for 996 pupils and 980 on roll (98%), 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 Elmhurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elmhurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elmhurst Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elmhurst Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Elmhurst Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Elmhurst Primary School is part of NEW VISION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elmhurst Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 92% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elmhurst Primary School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Elmhurst Primary School ranked 3rd of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elmhurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Elmhurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elmhurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elmhurst Primary 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 10 July 2026.