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Yarnfield Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Yarnfield Road, Tyseley, Birmingham B11 3PJ · yarnfieldprimary.org.uk · 0121 693 0362
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- 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
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 639
- 9 over 630 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 59.2%
- First language not English
- 58.4%
- 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, 45 families put the school first and 66 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 66 | 45 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 66 | 49 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 67 | 54 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 25 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Yarnfield Primary School on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective - May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Apr 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 110
- 19% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (9%) with SEND