Poplar Farm School
Free schools primary school in Grantham (Lincolnshire).
KS2 RWM expected
63%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
73%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
73%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
75%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.7
▲ 3.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.9%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
414 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Poplar Farm School is one of 19 schools run by Community Inclusive Trust.
- Type of school
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billingborough Primary School | Primary | Lincolnshire | 116 | 8 | Good 2019Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Bingham Primary School | Primary | Nottinghamshire | 137 | 11 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Boston Endeavour Academy | Special | Lincolnshire | 161 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Bowman Academy | Special | Leicestershire | 61 | 5 | not inspected / no record |
| Carre's Grammar School | Secondary | Lincolnshire | 810 | 11 | Good 2023 |
| Caythorpe Primary School | Primary | Lincolnshire | 102 | 7 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Chapel St Leonards Primary School | Primary | Lincolnshire | 107 | 5 | Good 2022 |
| Foxfields Academy | Special | Leicestershire | 105 | 5 | Good 2023 |
| Greenfields Academy | Special | Lincolnshire | 76 | 7 | Good 2020Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given |
| Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy | Secondary | Lincolnshire | 747 | 10 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Linchfield Academy | Primary | Lincolnshire | 294 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| Newark Orchard School | Special | Nottinghamshire | - | 7 | - |
| Newton Bridge Academy | Special | Lincolnshire | 259 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| Osbournby Primary School | Primary | Lincolnshire | 61 | 10 | Requires improvement 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Poplar Farm School (this school) | Primary | Lincolnshire | 414 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding | Primary | Lincolnshire | 209 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| The Isaac Newton Primary School | Primary | Lincolnshire | 365 | 5 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Tulip Academy | Special | Lincolnshire | 238 | 6 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Woodlands Academy | Special | Lincolnshire | 83 | 5 | Good 2024 |
| 19 schools | 4,345 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.