School profile

Yardley Primary School

Primary · Community school · Birmingham, B26 1TD

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,122 of 15,057

Worse than 60% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Yardley Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Feb 2014

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils830 of 840 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Gaynor Lawson-Mills
Local authorityBirmingham
Opened01 Sept 2003
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 133996.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%8%8%
Average reading score105106106
Average maths score105105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score105106105
Expected standard in reading75%75%76%
Expected standard in writing73%72%73%
Expected standard in maths74%75%75%
Pupils taking tests121--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils830
Girls397
Boys433
Eligible for free school meals44.7%
First language not English38.9%
SEN support150
EHC plan14
Average class size28.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

Pakistani
31.1%
White British
14.3%
Bangladeshi
9.2%
Other ethnic group
5.9%
White and Asian
4.8%
Other White
4.3%
African
4.2%
Other mixed
3.7%
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
Indian
3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolBirminghamEngland
Overall absence8.1%5.7%5.1%
Persistent absence26.9%16.5%13.2%
Severe absence2.2%1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)110
Applications (Reception)280
First preference applications (Reception)102
First preference offers (Reception)102
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places840
Pupils on roll833
Unfilled places0.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult12.8
Teachers (FTE)47
Teaching assistants (FTE)17.67
Support staff (FTE)27.24
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2544.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2538.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Yardley Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryOasis Academy HobmoorAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryBlakesley Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryLyndon Green Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryGilbertstone Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryLyndon Green Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miNurseryGarretts Green Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.9 miNurseryBordesley Green East Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryCockshut Hill SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryCedars AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Yardley Primary School

What is Yardley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Yardley Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Feb 2014.

How does Yardley Primary School rank in England?

Yardley Primary School ranks 9,122 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 60% of schools).

How many pupils attend Yardley Primary School?

Yardley Primary School has 830 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 840.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.