Side by side
Elmwood Junior School and Harris Primary Academy Croydon
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Elmwood Junior School takes ages 7 to 11; Harris Primary Academy Croydon takes ages 3 to 11.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Harris Primary Academy Croydon (15 January 2027) but none for Elmwood Junior School.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Elmwood Junior School | Harris Primary Academy Croydon |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 7 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 464 DfE register | 414 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | Not published | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | Not published | 61 first preferences for 60 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 March 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 26 September 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% (2024/25) DfE | 79% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 40.7% DfE register | 35.1% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 66.8% school census 2024/25 | 31.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 13.4% school census 2024/25 | 11.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.7 DfE workforce census | 21.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.1% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.