Poplar Farm School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 24 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
414 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
14.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.9%
Persistent absence
6.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.8%
Other White 10.1%
Mixed 2.8%
Chinese 2.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.9%
African 1.7%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Poplar Farm School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
54
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
40
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
58
25
33
Year 1
60
31
29
Year 2
56
27
29
Year 3
60
30
30
Year 4
60
29
31
Year 5
60
28
32
Year 6
60
33
27
Year 2024-2025

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