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Poplars Farm Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jo Speak

location_onBradford, BD2 1LQ

language Visit Website phone 1274307490

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

396

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Poplars Farm Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Poplars Farm Primary School is a community school in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 446 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #101 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #9,454 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths63% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 2.3

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 3.1

1.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.7 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.4

-3.7 to 0.8

-1.5

Write

LA 0.6

-3.6 to 0.5

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.4 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 75%

Maths70% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-4 to 0.4

-0.1

Write

LA 0.7

-2.2 to 2

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.4 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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17 January 2018

Inspection Report

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12 March 2013

Inspection Report

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15 March 2011

Inspection Report

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21 May 2008

Inspection Report

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05 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-01-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 446 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	446	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	441	5	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	439	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	431	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	424	5	1.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	403	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	379	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	377	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	370	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	346	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	278	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	257	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 41 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils