Elm Wood School is a state-maintained primary school in London, United Kingdom with 363 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 9 October 2019. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Class Teacher (closes 19 November).
Head
Jo Leith, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
363 pupils · 53% girls · 29.4% eligible for free school meals · 21.4% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
62 (17.0%) on SEN support · 16 (4.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale (Inner London)Closes 19 Nov
Full time, temporary
Purpose of Job To provide for the educational, social, moral, spiritual and cultural development for each individual child in the class. To inspire pupils of all abilities in your…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
64%
2%
2023/24
61%
2%
2022/23
61%
9%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
9 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
19.1
18.9
–
1
£55,486
2024/25
16.8
21.8
18%
0
£55,027
2023/24
17.8
22.0
26%
0
£51,239
2022/23
16.5
23.6
6%
0
£48,439
2021/22
18.0
21.7
40%
0
£48,599
2020/21
21.4
19.3
21%
0
£48,478
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
19.4
21.7
10%
0
£47,581
2018/19
19.9
21.0
20%
0
£51,272
2017/18
17.1
22.9
28%
0
£48,758
2016/17
20.6
19.1
31%
0
£46,756
2015/16
21.0
17.7
25%
0
£41,327
2014/15
17.0
22.3
20%
0
£38,813
2013/14
15.6
22.7
64%
0
£40,289
2012/13
15.6
20.4
48%
0
£39,016
2011/12
13.6
21.7
59%
0
£36,773
2010/11
10.6
27.7
66%
0
£39,352
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.3%
2.4%
18.3%
0.0%
2024/25
5.2%
2.0%
15.0%
1.0%
2023/24
5.9%
2.5%
16.9%
0.3%
2022/23
5.8%
1.9%
19.8%
0.3%
2021/22
6.0%
1.7%
18.1%
0.6%
2020/21
4.0%
1.2%
9.3%
1.2%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.1%
1.4%
8.6%
0.3%
2017/18
4.4%
1.2%
10.0%
0.3%
2016/17
4.4%
1.1%
8.4%
0.6%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 teaching. Most often advertised: Class Teacher. Last advertised May 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.