Poplars Community Primary School
Primary schoolPoplars Community Primary School is a primary school in East Suffolk, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 260 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 79% of pupils at Poplars Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Include SuffolkIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file210 m
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)220 m
- Ormiston Denes AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)240 m
- The Ashley SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, May 2023250 m
- St Margaret's Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Horizon SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Requires improvement (overall), June 2023560 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Suffolk
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).