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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBradfordBD2 1LQPoplars Farm Primary School
Primary

Poplars Farm Primary School

Primary

Bradford · Bradford · BD2 1LQ www.poplarsfarm.bradford.sch.uk/

Pupils
446
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Poplars Farm Primary School · Primary · Bradford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-4pp
67%60%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
446
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
48%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Poplars Park Road, Off Kings Road, Bradford, BD2 1LQ
Local authority
Bradford
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
2024/2554%2%67%21%67%2%63%31%75%67%103.0103.0104.017%446
2023/2458%0%73%23%70%0%68%28%75%68%103.0103.0104.012%431
2022/2367%10%83%30%83%17%83%30%90%83%105.0105.0106.0+0.00+0.90+1.4014%396
2018/1960%17%77%20%80%17%87%23%83%83%103.0105.0105.0-1.40-1.50-0.5015%267
2017/1853%13%63%27%83%17%70%17%83%67%103.0104.0104.0-1.80-0.10-0.4012%250
2016/1768%11%75%25%79%14%79%18%79%79%104.0104.0106.0-0.10-0.10-0.506%241

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
2024/2544626.317%48%28%7%24%
2023/2443124.112%46%28%8%25%
2022/2339624.214%42%29%8%29%
2021/2237024.911%39%28%9%33%
2020/2132824.09%40%24%
2018/1926720.915%57%20%4%7%
2017/1825022.512%60%22%5%10%
2016/1724119.46%60%23%5%10%

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