Poplar Primary School

General Information

Address: Poplar Road South, Merton Park, London, SW19 3JZ
Phone: 02085426989
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Elaine Spick
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 598
School capacity: 708
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 110
% eligible for free school meals: 19.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 39 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,041 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #25 of 43 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#23Abbotsbury Primary School£8,264
#24St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School£8,197
#25Poplar Primary School£8,041
#26Wimbledon Chase Primary School£7,809
#27Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School£7,743

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1West Wimbledon Primary School£13,060
#2The Priory CofE School£11,145
#3Cranmer Primary School£10,709
#4Merton Abbey Primary School£10,584
#5Hatfeild Primary School£9,716
#6Haslemere Primary School£9,676
#7Pelham Primary School£9,462
#8Lonesome Primary School£9,434
#9Bond Primary School£9,140
#10Links Primary School£9,121
#11Beecholme Primary School£9,055
#12Garfield Primary School£9,030
#13The Sherwood School£8,897
#14William Morris Primary School£8,853
#15St Mark's Primary School£8,807
#16Morden Primary School£8,805
#17Malmesbury Primary School£8,799
#18All Saints' CofE Primary School£8,569
#19Joseph Hood Primary School£8,419
#20Merton Park Primary School£8,319
#21Liberty Primary£8,298
#22Harris Primary Academy Merton£8,272
#23Abbotsbury Primary School£8,264
#24St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School£8,197
#25Poplar Primary School£8,041
#26Wimbledon Chase Primary School£7,809
#27Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School£7,743
#28St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,689
#29St Matthew's CofE Primary School£7,628
#30Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£7,626
#31Hollymount School£7,534
#32Wimbledon Park Primary School£7,449
#33Hillcross Primary School£7,395
#34Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£7,170
#35Dundonald Primary School£7,151
#36St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School£7,130
#37St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£7,126
#38Gorringe Park Primary School£6,891
#39Singlegate Primary School£6,816
#40Park Academy£6,575
#41Aragon Primary School£6,432
#42Benedict Academy£6,199
#43St John Fisher RC Primary School£4,156

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