Elmhurst, Aylesbury

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Elmhurst
latitude= 51.826135
longitude= -0.807969
civil_parish= Aylesbury
shire_district= Aylesbury Vale
shire_county= Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Aylesbury
post_town= AYLESBURY
postcode_district= HP21
postcode_area= HP
dial_code= 01296
os_grid_reference= SP8214

Elmhurst is a neighbourhood in north Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It occupies the area to the north and south of Elmhurst Road, now a section of the town's ring road.

Elmhurst is mainly residential, and has a very small shopping area on Dunsham Lane and another next to the Buckingham Road roundabout. Most of the housing consists of terraced council housing and blocks of low-rise flats.

Elmhurst has two state schools, The Elmhurst School, on Dunsham Lane situated next to the Alfred Rose Park, and St Louis Catholic Combined School located on the edge of the estate near Bierton Road.

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 250 pupils. The upper school has 4 year groups with 1 or 2 classes in each one. The name of the class is depended on which year group the class is in (Year 3 - Children which are 7-8 years old. Year 4 - Children which are 8-9 years old. Year 5 - Children which are 9-10 years old. Year 6 - Children which are 10-11 years old.) and the first letter of the teacher's surname who teaches that class e.g. Year 3 + Mr Smith = Class "3S". The current Head Teacher is Mrs Diane DeWolf.

St Louis Catholic Combined School is a mixed Roman Catholic primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It is a voluntary aided school, which takes children from the age of 4 through to the age of 11. The school has approximately 220 pupils.

External links

* [http://www.elmhurstschool.ik.org/ Elmhurst School website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/110/110301.pdf Ofsted Report of Elmhurst Infant School]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/110/110286.pdf Ofsted Report of Elmhurst Junior School]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfepx1_02.pl?School=8252181&Mode=Z DfES Performance Tables for Elmhurst Junior School]
* [http://www.stlouisrcc.bucks.sch.uk/ St Louis Catholic Primary School website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/110/110480.pdf Ofsted Report of St Louis Catholic Primary School]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfepx1_02.pl?School=8253376&Mode=Z DfES Performance Tables for St Louis Catholic Primary School]