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Yardley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Harvey Road, Yardley, Birmingham B26 1TD · yardleyprimary.org · 0121 464 3235
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 830
- 99% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 38.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 102 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 110 | 102 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 105 | 98 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 109 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 101 | 89 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 110 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
| September 2024 | 1.61 mi2.59 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place. 1 more children, who had no preference met, were placed at the school.
Every applicant was offered a place. 2 more children, who had no preference met, were placed at the school.
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Yardley Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 77
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (18%) with SEND