Poplars Community Primary School
St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HN
260 pupils · 43% of 598 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 47.3%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 November 2023, published 4 February 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 23 | 36 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 40 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 40 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 27 | 40 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 45 | 68 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 29 | 53 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 32 | 57 | 33 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 38 | 33 | 59 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Margaret's Primary Academy 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Roman Hill Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Gunton Primary Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Woods Loke Primary School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Red Oak Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.