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# Elm Wood School

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
- **Local authority:** Lambeth
- **Location:** London, SE27 9RR, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 02086701621
- **Website:** [elmwoodprimary.co.uk](https://elmwoodprimary.co.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 100597 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/100597))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 9 October 2019

## Vacancies (1)

- [Class Teacher](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2dncenf4170-class-teacher) · 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 |

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% |

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.

Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.

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## Sources

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.

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