Poplars Community Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted: Requires improvement

St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Poplars Community Primary School is a primary school in Lowestoft for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 357 schools in Suffolk. It ranks 8th of 19 primary schools in Lowestoft. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in November 2023.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 21 November 2023, report published 4 February 2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

47 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths79%

79%, 17 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths9%

9%, 1 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

260 pupils on roll, with places for 598

Eligible for free school meals47.3%

47.3%, 20.8 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language6.5%

6.5%, 15.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support22.3%

22.3%, 7.5 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan6.9%

6.9%, 0.9 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Poplars Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Include Suffolk	0.1 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy	0.1 miles	Ofsted: Good	67% met the expected standard
St Margaret's Primary Academy	0.2 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	51% met the expected standard
Roman Hill Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	33% met the expected standard
Gunton Primary Academy	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Ashley Cunningham
Phone: 01502565757
Website: poplarsprimary.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN
Local authority: Suffolk
URN: 145541

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.