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Poplar Farm School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Helmsley Road, Grantham NG31 8XF · poplar-cit.co.uk · 01476 850680
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ●63% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ●8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ●104 | 106 |
| Maths | ▼102 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ●104 | 105 |
Ofsted
Poplar Farm School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 62
- 21% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied