Poplar Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 8 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Merton
Unique reference
102644
Address
Poplar Road South, Merton Park, SW19 3JZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
634 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
47.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.1%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 24.9%
Other White 21.1%
Mixed 13%
Pakistani 11.5%
Other Asian 10.4%
Chinese 3.5%
Indian 3.3%
African 3%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
Other 2.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.9
WritingAverage0.6
MathsWell above average4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Poplar Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
84
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
46
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
65
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
49
23
26
Reception, Full-time
80
37
43
Year 1
82
39
43
Year 2
83
42
41
Year 3
83
42
41
Year 4
90
38
52
Year 5
86
48
38
Year 6
77
38
39
Year 2023-2024