the elmhurst school (formerly elmhurst infant school and elmhurst junior school) is a mixed primary community school, which takes children from the age of 3 through to the age of 11. the school has approximately 358 (ofsted report 2015)pupils. the upper school has four year groups with 2 classes in each one. the name of the class is based on birds (eg reception is owls and puffins, yr 6 is eagles and kestrels) the current head teacher is mrs rachel lee. *in june 2015 the school was graded good by ofsted with outstanding early years foundation stage.*