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Poplar Farm School

Primary

South Kesteven · Grantham · NG31 8XF www.poplar-cit.co.uk

Pupils
414
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLincolnshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Poplar Farm School · Primary · Lincolnshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
63%
63%63%63%
'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
8%
8%8%8%
'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Helmsley Road, Grantham, NG31 8XF
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%8%73%27%75%10%73%18%92%70%104.0102.0104.012%414
2023/24Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published13%360
2022/23Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published13%293
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published2%49
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541424.412%15%18%4%6%
2023/2436025.013%14%20%5%8%
2022/2329326.213%13%19%4%8%
2021/2222523.011%14%19%6%12%
2020/2116422.812%12%19%
2018/194916.32%12%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.