Poplar Farm School
Helmsley Road, Grantham, NG31 8XF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Hodson
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 145902
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476850680
About this school
Poplar Farm School is a primary academy in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Poplar Farm 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 293 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Poplar Farm School compares
Poplar Farm School ranked 100th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.9% | 18.4% | 414 | — |
| The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 26.3% | 259 | 0.5 miles |
| The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby | 56% | 4.9% | 25% | 155 | 0.8 miles |
| The Isaac Newton Primary School | 42% | 5.4% | 54.7% | 365 | 0.9 miles |
| Cliffedale Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 284 | 0.9 miles |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 37.5% | 118 | 1.1 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)
- 18.36%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.88%
- Persistent absence
- 5.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
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The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby0.8 miles
Primary · Grantham
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The Isaac Newton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Grantham
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Cliffedale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Grantham
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St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
Poplar Farm School ranks 7th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Grantham.
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Bythams Primary School Primary
- Caythorpe Primary School Primary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Poplar Farm School teach?
- Poplar Farm School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Poplar Farm School?
- The headteacher of Poplar Farm School is Mrs Kate Hodson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Poplar Farm School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Poplar Farm 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 big is Poplar Farm School?
- Poplar Farm School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Poplar Farm School full?
- Poplar Farm School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Poplar Farm School a faith school?
- No. Poplar Farm School has no designated religious character.
- Does Poplar Farm School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Poplar Farm School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Poplar Farm School?
- Poplar Farm School is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Poplar Farm School rank locally?
- Poplar Farm School ranked 100th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% 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 Farm School's absence rate?
- Poplar Farm School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Poplar Farm School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poplar Farm 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.