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Yardley Wood Community Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B14 4ER

Ages 3–11 · 442 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

8.7%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-05-01

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.1%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
384

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
116
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

442 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
442
Boys / girls
227 / 215
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
442 / 472 (94%)
Free school meals
59.6%
FSM pupils
263
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Benjamin Turner

Location

Address
School Road, Yardley Wood
Postcode
B14 4ER
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 442 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 59.6%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B14
21
Primary in B14
14
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS235%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM62.0%
    • Demand0.88

    0.5 miles away

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    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • KS270%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM49.2%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Peterbrook Primary School

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    • FSM26.5%

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    • KS283%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM21.9%
    • Demand1.28

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  • Mill Lodge Primary School

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    • KS268%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand1.50

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  • Grendon Primary School

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    • KS268%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM53.7%
    • Demand1.43

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  • Haslucks Green School

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Benjamin Turner
Telephone
01216752456
Website
www.ydlywood.bham.sch.uk

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