In 2008 Peter Robinson visited the school and several P7 pupils got to ask him questions about his childhood and career.

The original Elmgrove at Beersbridge closed in November 2024, after a final tour for past pupils and staff to see the building one last time.

In 2006, pupils from Elmgrove took part in a new CCEA teaching resource called Out of this World.

It was about the History of Belfast and starred the P7 pupils of that year, and Elderly members from nearby nursing homes, Elmgrove Manor and Greenville Court.

'I am staggered by the range and the quality of what has been produced this evening,' said school principal David Hutchinson.

The children worked with Writer Ruth Carr, Rastafarian poet Levi Tafari, printmaker Robin Cordiner, musicians Nikki Such, Patrick and Bronagh Davey and Irish, Greek and Indian dancers.

The School has Recently won the Green Flag Award[30] In 2010, P2 pupils from the school starred in a T.V series that aired on CBeebies called Sesame Tree, Northern Ireland's version of Sesame Street.