Elmhurst School
Dunsham Lane, Aylesbury, HP20 2DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREAT LEARNERS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kirsty Needham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Great Learners Trust
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 482
- Pupils on roll
- 468
- URN
- 147156
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296481380
About this school
Elmhurst School is a primary academy in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 468 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- 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 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 54% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 64% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 66% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 483 |
| 2023/24 | 486 |
| 2024/25 | 483 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elmhurst School compares
Elmhurst School ranked 131st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 6% | 35.6% | 468 | — |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.5% | 10.2% | 454 | 0.5 miles |
| Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School | 58% | 6.5% | 29.3% | 537 | 0.6 miles |
| Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 24.8% | 447 | 0.8 miles |
| Bearbrook Combined School | 45% | 6% | 30% | 498 | 0.9 miles |
| Oak Green School | 50% | 6.9% | 36.8% | 705 | 1.0 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 report9 June 2026
- 7 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.61%
- English as an additional language
- 51.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Louis Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Bearbrook Combined School0.9 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Oak Green School1.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
Elmhurst School ranks 33rd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Aylesbury.
- Ashmead Combined School Primary
- Aston Clinton School Primary
- Bearbrook Combined School Primary
- Bedgrove Infant School Primary
- Bedgrove Junior School Primary
- Bierton Church of England Combined School Primary
- Brill Church of England School Primary
- Broughton Community Schools (Infants) Primary
- Broughton Junior School Primary
- Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School Primary
- Great Kimble Church of England School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Elmhurst School teach?
- Elmhurst School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Elmhurst School?
- The headteacher of Elmhurst School is Miss Kirsty Needham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elmhurst School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst School?
- Elmhurst School has 468 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Elmhurst School full?
- Elmhurst School has capacity for 482 pupils and 468 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 Elmhurst School a faith school?
- No. Elmhurst School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elmhurst School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elmhurst School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Elmhurst School?
- Elmhurst School is part of GREAT LEARNERS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elmhurst 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 47% 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 School rank locally?
- Elmhurst School ranked 131st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% 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 School's absence rate?
- Elmhurst School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elmhurst School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elmhurst 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 15 July 2026.