Poplar Farm School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Grantham, Lincolnshire
Poplar Farm School is a primary school in Grantham, Lincolnshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Helmsley Road, Grantham, NG31 8XF
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Poplar Farm School is welcoming and inclusive.”
- “Pupils model the ‘Poplar Promise’ well.”
- “They are curious, positive and resilient learners.”
To improve
- “Pupils say that bullying sometimes happens.”
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not set out in enough detail the knowledge that pupils will learn.”
- “Pupils’ knowledge of what they have learned in these subjects is less secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 48 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
- The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby 0.8 mi School remains Good
- The Isaac Newton Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Cliffedale Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Huntingtower Community Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade