Poplars Community Primary School

Primary · Suffolk · NR32 4HN · URN 145541

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-11-21Cohort 260

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 47

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 245 schools in Suffolk

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
79%
Suffolk 57.2%England 61%
21.8 percentage points above the area average of 57.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
9%
Suffolk 6.4%England 8%
2.7 percentage points above the area average of 6.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Suffolk 105.11England 105
0.9 above the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
106
Suffolk 103.51England 105
2.5 above the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Suffolk 103.72England 105
4.3 above the area average of 103.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
49%
Suffolk 21.3%England 32%
27.7 percentage points above the area average of 21.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
83%
Suffolk 72.3%
10.8 percentage points above the area average of 72.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
83%
Suffolk 67.7%
15.3 percentage points above the area average of 67.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
87%
Suffolk 68.7%
18.3 percentage points above the area average of 68.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
47
Suffolk 31
16 above the area average of 31
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Suffolk	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	79% Suffolk 57.2%England 61%	21.8 percentage points above the area average of 57.2	18 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	9% Suffolk 6.4%England 8%	2.7 percentage points above the area average of 6.4	1 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Suffolk 105.11England 105	0.9 above the area average of 105.1	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	106 Suffolk 103.51England 105	2.5 above the area average of 103.5	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Suffolk 103.72England 105	4.3 above the area average of 103.7	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	49% Suffolk 21.3%England 32%	27.7 percentage points above the area average of 21.3	17 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	83% Suffolk 72.3%	10.8 percentage points above the area average of 72.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	83% Suffolk 67.7%	15.3 percentage points above the area average of 67.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	87% Suffolk 68.7%	18.3 percentage points above the area average of 68.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	47 Suffolk 31	16 above the area average of 31	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Suffolk · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 6.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 47.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 22.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 49% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 9% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 79% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 62.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Poplars Community Primary School Requires improvement at its inspection on 21/11/2023.
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