Poplars Community Primary School

St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4HN

Requires Improvement

Inspected 21 November 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

79%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

277

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 277 / 598 (46%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 21 November 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

52.7%

Disadvantaged

5.4%

EAL

4.0%

SEN support

23.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

79%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

106

Avg reading score

106

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.4%

Overall absence

4.0%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -4.6 vs 2023/24

19.4

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.1 vs 2023/24

13.32

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.7 vs 2023/24

£47,056

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 21% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,094 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,402

Spend per pupil

£8,266

Income per pupil

66%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.