Poplars Community Primary School

About Poplars Community Primary School

Poplars Community Primary School is a primary school in Lowestoft, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 277 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 79% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 19.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Poplars Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 23 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 19.4 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 53% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Poplars Community Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.