Elmhurst, Aylesbury

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Elmhurst
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Elmhurst
Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference SP8214
Civil parish
  • Aylesbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town AYLESBURY
Postcode district HP21/HP20
Dialling code 01296
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
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51°49′34″N0°48′29″W / 51.826135°N 0.807969°W / 51.826135; -0.807969 Coordinates: 51°49′34″N0°48′29″W / 51.826135°N 0.807969°W / 51.826135; -0.807969

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.

Contents

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

Education

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.

St Louis Catholic Combined School

St Louis Catholic Combined School
Address
Elmhurst, Aylesbury
Harris Court

, ,
HP21 2XZ

England
Information
Type Voluntary aided school
Motto Latin: Ut Sint Unum
That They May Be One
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1945
Local authority Buckinghamshire
Department for Education URN 110480 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherMargaret Louisy
Staff24
Gender Coeducational
Age4to 11
Enrolment238 [1]
Houses4
Diocese Northampton
Dedication Saint Louis IX of France
Website http://www.stlouisrccschool.co.uk/

St Louis Catholic Combined School is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It is a coeducational school which takes children from the age of 4 through to the age of 11 and has 238 pupils. [1] It was founded in 1945 by a group of French nuns of the Sisters of St Louis order. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "St Louis Catholic Primary School - GOV.UK". www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. "Our History". www.stlouisrccschool.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2017.