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EnglandLondonMertonSW19 3JZPoplar Primary School
Primary

Poplar Primary School

Primary

Merton · London · SW19 3JZ www.poplar.merton.sch.uk

Pupils
626
cap. 708
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
626
Pupils · 2024/25
47%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
626
Pupils · 2024/25
47%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 13/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMerton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Poplar Primary School · Primary · Merton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
+1pp
73%70%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
14%
+3pp
24%18%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
626
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
47%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Poplar Road South, Merton Park, London, SW19 3JZ
Local authority
Merton
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
2024/2570%14%82%46%73%16%88%46%87%77%107.0109.0107.015%626
2023/2469%11%91%49%73%14%89%38%92%91%109.0108.0109.012%634
2022/2366%14%82%39%68%15%85%46%86%80%108.0109.0108.0+2.90+0.60+4.8012%651
2018/1969%20%85%34%72%24%89%45%91%79%107.0107.0108.0+3.80+0.70+3.9011%648
2017/1873%24%87%47%73%29%95%53%96%91%108.0109.0110.0+3.00+0.00+5.309%650
2016/1763%17%76%37%75%24%90%34%90%86%106.0107.0107.0+3.70+1.60+4.009%625

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
2024/2562623.715%47%22%4%4%
2023/2463421.512%48%22%4%8%
2022/2365121.912%52%21%6%14%
2021/2267021.011%55%22%5%11%
2020/2167721.510%55%20%
2018/1964822.711%52%17%3%4%
2017/1865021.49%51%17%5%6%
2016/1762522.99%48%17%4%3%

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