Poplar Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/07/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Poplar Road South, London

School Information

Address: Poplar Road South, London, SW19 3JZ
Website: www.poplar.merton.sch.uk
Telephone: 02085426989
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Merton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elaine Spick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 102644

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 734
Number of Pupils: 677
Number of Boys: 327
Number of Girls: 350

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 2.5 to 5.2
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.7 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Poplar Primary School
Poplar Road South, Merton Park SW19 3JZ 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Merton Park Primary School
Church Lane, Merton Park SW19 3HQ 		771 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Park Academy
200 Dorset Road, SW19 3EF 		855 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Abbotsbury Primary School
Abbotsbury Road, SM4 5JS 		975 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillcross Primary School
Ashridge Way, SM4 4EE 		981 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Rutlish School
Watery Lane, Merton Park SW20 9AD 		902 yd Voluntary controlled school No Boys More About School
- not ratedHarris Academy Wimbledon
59 High Path, SW19 2JY 		1,634 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Morden
Lilleshall Road, SM4 6DU 		2,037 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ursuline High School Wimbledon
Crescent Road, Wimbledon SW20 8HA 		2,286 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Wimbledon College
Edge Hill, SW19 4NS 		2,583 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Perseid School
Bordesley Road, SM4 5LT 		820 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe London Acorn School
Morden Cottage, Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD 		934 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedWimbledon School of Art
Merton Hall Road, SW19 3QA 		1,592 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Canterbury Campus
Canterbury Road, SM4 6PT 		1,795 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Melrose School
Church Road, CR4 3BE 		2,061 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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