Poplar Farm School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Helmsley Road, Grantham, NG31 8XF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
5.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
414
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
48 of 48 families who put it first got an offer
54
Places offered
104
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 48 | 48 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 40 | 6 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 104 | 54 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Kate Hodson
- Address
- Helmsley Road, Grantham, NG31 8XF
- Phone
- 01476850680
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Grantham Arnoldfield · Grantham and Bourne
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 145902
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
414 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 373 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 63% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 8% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.