Poplar Farm School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
145902
Address
Helmsley Road, NG31 8XF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
360 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
13.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.4%
Persistent absence
7.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.2%
Other White 9.7%
Mixed 3.3%
African 2.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Poplar Farm School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
64
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
59
33
26
Year 1
59
30
29
Year 2
60
30
30
Year 3
61
28
33
Year 4
62
30
32
Year 5
59
32
27
Year 2023-2024

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