Elmhurst Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Elmhurst Primary School on 7 areas: 6 exceptional and 1 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Exceptional. "Pupils achieve exceptionally well from their starting points."

Curriculum and teaching - Exceptional. "Leaders have designed an ambitious, carefully sequenced curriculum that ensures that pupils build their knowledge securely over time."

Early years - Exceptional. "Children in the early years enjoy a calm, welcoming and highly stimulating start to school life."

Inclusion - Exceptional. "Leaders ensure that the needs of every pupil are known and met from the start of their time in school."

Leadership and governance - Exceptional. "Leaders at all levels have a clear understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "Leaders have created a rich and carefully designed personal development programme that supports pupils' social, moral, spiritual and cultural growth."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "All staff understand and promote the importance of attendance on a daily basis."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should continue their work to promote pupils' regular attendance, including by maintaining their clear expectations of high attendance, so that attendance continues to rise and all pupils have every opportunity to benefit from the very high-quality provision the school offers".

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Elmhurst Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 85% in Newham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (92% in reading, 96% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 158 families put Elmhurst Primary School as their first choice and 342 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 42 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Elmhurst Primary School are St Antony's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, 97% reading, 97% maths); Selwyn Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 88% maths); Upton Cross Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 86% maths); and Shaftesbury Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 91% maths).

Elmhurst Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Elmhurst Primary School is one of 5 schools run by New Vision Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Elmhurst Primary School (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

84.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 85 pupils (8.7%) received SEN support and 29 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Elmhurst Primary School had 54 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest Underground station is Upton Park Underground Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oakdale Road (->n), 290 metres away.

Elmhurst Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Elmhurst Primary School are St Angela's Ursuline School (0.2 miles), St Bonaventure's RC School (0.2 miles), Stratford School Academy (0.2 miles) and Lister Community School (0.5 miles).