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Poplar Primary School

URN
102644
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Poplar Primary School
URN
102644
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

69 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

64

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

64

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#20 of 40 schools in Merton

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Poplar Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Poplar Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
12 December 2024
Inspection date
13 November 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 12 December 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
12 December 202413 November 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 12 December 2024
  • Standards maintained

    Published
    12 December 2024
    Inspected
    13 November 2024
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

82

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

171

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

82

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.09×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

47.9%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 73

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Merton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Merton)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.poplar.merton.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

88.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

70.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

SW19 3JZ - Poplar Road South, Merton Park, London

Contact details

Address
Poplar Road South, Merton Park, London
Postcode
SW19 3JZ
Phone
2085426989
Website
www.poplar.merton.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Merton
Local authority code
315

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 136 schools in Merton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

136

Open schools

74

Closed schools

62

Primary schools

59

Secondary schools

17

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary59 (43.4%)
  • Secondary17 (12.5%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other60 (44.1%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Merton Park Primary School705 mPrimaryOpen
Hillcross County Middle School749 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
Perseid School751 mNot applicableOpen
Park Academy782 mPrimaryOpen
Rutlish School826 mSecondaryOpen
The London Acorn School855 mNot applicableClosed
Abbotsbury Primary School893 mPrimaryOpen
Hillcross Primary School898 mPrimaryOpen
Liberty Woodland School951 mNot applicableOpen
Phoenix College1.0 km16 plusClosed
  • Merton Park Primary School
    Distance
    705 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hillcross County Middle School
    Distance
    749 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Perseid School
    Distance
    751 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Park Academy
    Distance
    782 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Rutlish School
    Distance
    826 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The London Acorn School
    Distance
    855 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbotsbury Primary School
    Distance
    893 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hillcross Primary School
    Distance
    898 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Liberty Woodland School
    Distance
    951 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phoenix College
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Merton)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Abbotsbury Primary SchoolPrimarySM4 5JSOpen
Alfred Mizen First SchoolPrimaryCR4 1JWClosed
All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolPrimarySW19 1EBOpen
Aragon Primary SchoolPrimarySM4 4QUClosed
Aragon Primary SchoolPrimarySM4 4QUOpen
  • Abbotsbury Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SM4 5JS
    Status
    Open
  • Alfred Mizen First School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CR4 1JW
    Status
    Closed
  • All Saints' CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SW19 1EB
    Status
    Open
  • Aragon Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SM4 4QU
    Status
    Closed
  • Aragon Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SM4 4QU
    Status
    Open

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.