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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkNR32 4HNPoplars Community Primary School
Primary

Poplars Community Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · Lowestoft · NR32 4HN www.poplarsprimary.org.uk

Pupils
277
cap. 598
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
277
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
277
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 21/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Poplars Community Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
79%
+19pp
79%55%30%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
9%
+7pp
13%7%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
277
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN
Local authority
Suffolk
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
2024/2579%9%83%34%83%13%87%28%94%81%106.0106.0108.027%277
2023/2460%2%69%19%71%4%77%12%81%56%102.0103.0100.024%312
2022/2330%0%62%19%42%0%49%10%70%52%102.099.0100.0-3.10-6.40-4.8021%349
2018/1958%13%73%24%75%31%64%19%75%66%104.0102.0101.0-2.20-0.80-3.9024%485

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
2024/2527719.427%5%53%3%4%
2023/2431217.324%5%57%4%8%
2022/2334919.021%4%56%6%18%
2021/2239521.216%4%57%7%16%
2020/2141625.517%3%56%
2018/1948520.024%6%48%6%15%

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