Poplars Community Primary School is a primary school located in Lowestoft. 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 25/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft

School Information

Address: St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN
Website: http://www.poplars.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01502565757
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison England
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145541

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 598
Number of Pupils: 416
Number of Boys: 210
Number of Girls: 206

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.7
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.2 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Poplars Community Primary School
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
2out of 4 240 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Primary Academy
Church Road , NR32 4JF
2out of 4 328 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Roman Hill Primary School
Avondale Road , NR32 2NX
3out of 4 1,141 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Gunton Primary Academy
Gainsborough Drive , NR32 4LX
3out of 4 1,507 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Denes Academy
Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH
2out of 4 268 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Blyford Road , NR32 4PZ
3out of 4 1,519 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ
3out of 4 2,753 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Coast College
St Peter's Street , NR32 2NB
- not rated 729 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
First Base
34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX
3out of 4 228 yd Pupil referral unit Yes Mixed More About School
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU
4out of 4 269 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harbour
Harbour Pupil Referral Unit , Saturn Close NR32 4TD
3out of 4 456 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Old Warren House School
Warren Road , NR32 4QD
3out of 4 540 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office
Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL
- not rated 1,003 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.