Poplars Farm Primary School
Poplars Park Road, Off Kings Road, Bradford, BD2 1LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Speak
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 457
- URN
- 107247
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274307490
About this school
Poplars Farm Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 457 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Poplars Farm Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 40 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 58% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 68% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Poplars Farm Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 431 |
| 2024/25 | 446 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Poplars Farm Primary School compares
Poplars Farm Primary School ranked 111th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 7.2% | 27.7% | 457 | — |
| Grove House Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 30.4% | 411 | 0.5 miles |
| Swain House Primary School | 58% | 4.9% | 40.1% | 498 | 0.5 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 3.4% | 11% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Frizinghall Primary School | 64% | 7.7% | 24.5% | 410 | 0.8 miles |
| Low Ash Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 17.2% | 478 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.68%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- Overall absence
- 7.18%
- Persistent absence
- 23.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grove House Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Swain House Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Frizinghall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Low Ash Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Shipley
Other schools in Bradford
Poplars Farm Primary School ranks 73rd of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Poplars Farm Primary School teach?
- Poplars Farm Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Poplars Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Poplars Farm Primary School is Mrs Jo Speak, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Poplars Farm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Poplars Farm Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Poplars Farm Primary School?
- Poplars Farm Primary School has 457 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Poplars Farm Primary School full?
- Poplars Farm Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 457 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Poplars Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Poplars Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Poplars Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Poplars Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Poplars Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Poplars Farm Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Poplars Farm Primary School ranked 111th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Poplars Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Poplars Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Poplars Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poplars Farm Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.