Elm Wood School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Elm Wood School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Elm Wood School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 2.03 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.38 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 7 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 135 applications for Reception 2026, 21 (16%) came from families living outside Lambeth, and 1 offer went to them.
- In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Carnac Street, West Norwood, London, SE27 9RR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 364 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about coming to school and learning here.”
- “They enjoy lessons and have good relationships with staff.”
- “The Elm Wood promises of ‘showing kindness and respect, developing resilience and perseverance and aiming for excellence and success’ are lived out every day by the pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a few curriculum subjects the school has not precisely identified the important knowledge it wants pupils to learn.”
- “This means that this key knowledge is not routinely prioritised or checked in lessons and, as such, sometimes gaps emerge in what pupils know and remember.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lambeth.
- Kingswood Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Julian's School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Paxton Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Crown Lane Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rosendale Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hitherfield Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Streatham Wells Primary 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published