Poplar Street Primary School
Ravenwood Drive, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Fletcher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 443
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 145706
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613364134
About this school
Poplar Street Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 447 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Poplar Street 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 53% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 69% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Poplar Street 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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 449 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Poplar Street Primary School compares
Poplar Street Primary School ranked 36th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.3% | 44.2% | 447 | — |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Audenshaw Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 14.7% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 66% | 4.3% | 67.6% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Russell Scott Primary School | 54% | 6% | 38.8% | 440 | 0.7 miles |
| St Anne's Primary School | — | — | — | 202 | 1.0 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)
- 44.17%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Audenshaw Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Russell Scott Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Anne's Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Poplar Street Primary School ranks 143rd of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Poplar Street Primary School teach?
- Poplar Street Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Poplar Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of Poplar Street Primary School is Mrs Helen Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Poplar Street Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Poplar Street 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 Poplar Street Primary School?
- Poplar Street Primary School has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Poplar Street Primary School full?
- Poplar Street Primary School has capacity for 443 pupils and 447 on roll (101%), 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 Poplar Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Poplar Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Poplar Street Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Poplar Street Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Poplar Street Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Poplar Street Primary School is part of VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Poplar Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Poplar Street Primary School compare with other schools in Tameside?
- Poplar Street Primary School ranked 36th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Poplar Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Poplar Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Poplar Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poplar Street 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 2 July 2026.