Elmhurst School 44-48 South Park Hill Road, South Croydon, CR2 7DW, Surrey 020 8688 0661

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School type	Co-educational Day Preparatory & Nursery
Founded	1869
Head of School	Mrs Sara Marriott
Co-ed Age Range	3-11 years
Number of pupils	120
Day fees per annum	£2,669 - £4,889 per term
Associations	ISC

Elmhurst is more than a school. It is a community focused on nurturing each individual child to be their brilliant best: something we have been doing for over 150 years. Many of our pupils continue to visit us and even rejoin the community as parents, such is the warmth and affection that the school holds. Today, school development plans are made through a lens of partnerships, inspiring spaces and a focus on what is best for learning.

From our youngest pupils in our Little Elms nursery, staff encourage curious, brave and determined learners to blossom. Little Elms' pupils benefit from contact with specialist teachers in Art, Music, IT, Drama and Spanish which ensures the children are very much a part of the school. Routines are established that continue throughout their time here and this builds a familiarity which supports pupils' transition at each stage. Parent partnerships are formed and continuity between home and school approaches, optimises learning.

Our curriculum places literacy at its heart, driving a love of reading and learning. We also value each individual, provide a broad, challenging experience to enable pupils to thrive and to support each child in their preparations for 11+ entry to local grammar and independent schools.

Sport, Drama, outdoor learning in local woodland, together with Art and Music, ensure life at Elmhurst is always varied and performance opportunities plentiful. Children are encouraged to take part in a range of activities through our curriculum and extensive extra-curricular clubs programme.

Responsibility too is encouraged. Our eldest pupils are asked to buddy up with our Reception pupils, writing to them to introduce themselves at the start of the year and then meeting up with them weekly for lunch and spending play times together throughout the term. These relationships are beneficial to both the older and younger pupils and become a very important part of their school life. School voice is active in Elmhurst and our school parliament meets regularly to feedback ideas and feelings about the community. In a similar way, our active parents association come together to share ideas with the Head.

As part of the Bellevue family of schools, we have the additional opportunity to take part in group wide initiatives and our Y6 debaters are often successful in the Prep School debating competition amongst other things. As an ISA school, we are regular participants in regional and national sports competitions, with many of our teams and pupils enjoying great success on the sporting front.

Visit us

Nestled in the heart of South Croydon with excellent transport links (adjacent to South Croydon railway station and bus stops serving no 64 and 433 routes) and a generous car park for easy pick up and drop off, we are a school proud of its local area and our pupils regularly take advantage of the excellent facilities in South Croydon as well as supporting local charities and initiatives. We host regular open events and taster sessions throughout the year. Why not pop in and see why an Elmhurst education is the right one for your child?

For more information or to sign up to visit us, go to www.elmhurstschool.net