St Margaret's Primary AcademyPoplars Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lowestoft.
Summary of the comparison
St Margaret's Primary Academy and Poplars Community Primary School are primary schools in Lowestoft.
St Margaret's Primary Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Poplars Community Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Margaret's Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Margaret's Primary Academy was judged the expected standard and Poplars Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 51.0% for St Margaret's Primary Academy and 79.0% for Poplars Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Margaret's Primary Academy (67.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Poplars Community Primary School (30.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LowestoftSt Margaret's Primary Academy | LowestoftPoplars Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | F36/100 | |
| Local ranking | 120th of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 216th of 240 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 389 | 277 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 598 | |
| Location | Lowestoft, NR32 4JF | Lowestoft, NR32 4HN | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 51.0% | 79.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 11.0% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 101.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 389 | 277 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 51.5% | 52.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.8% | 5.4% | |
| SEN support | 18.0% | 23.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% | 3.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.9% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Margaret's Primary Academy
Poplars Community Primary School
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