Elmhurst Junior School
Elmhurst Lane, Street, BA16 0HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Fiona Airey
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 333
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 151102
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458442979
About this school
Elmhurst Junior School is a primary academy in Street. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elmhurst Junior 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Elmhurst Junior School (URN 123663).
How Elmhurst Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 26.5% | 210 | — |
| 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 |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School | — | 6.5% | 32.1% | 184 | 1.7 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)
- 26.5%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 10.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School1.7 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
Other schools in Street
- Brookside Community Primary 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 teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Street.
- Who is the headteacher of Elmhurst Junior School?
- The headteacher of Elmhurst Junior School is Miss Fiona Airey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elmhurst Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elmhurst 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 many pupils are at Elmhurst Junior School?
- Elmhurst Junior School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Elmhurst Junior School full?
- Elmhurst Junior School has capacity for 333 pupils and 210 on roll (63%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Elmhurst Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elmhurst Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elmhurst Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Elmhurst Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Elmhurst Junior School is part of WESSEX LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Elmhurst Junior School's absence rate?
- Elmhurst Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Elmhurst Junior School 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 Junior School. 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 10 July 2026.