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Yew Tree Primary School

Community school · Walsall · WS5 4DX

Ages 3–11 · 615 pupils · Sandwell

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-27

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
558

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

64

Places offered

68

1st-preference offers

64

Total preferences (any rank)
97
Preferred offers (top 3)
66
Applications from outside LA
16
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

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 fill90%

615 pupils · 682 places

Pupils on roll
615
Boys / girls
327 / 288
School capacity
682
Capacity fill
615 / 682 (90%)
Free school meals
46.1%
FSM pupils
271
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Jamie Barry

Location

Address
Birchfield Way, Yew Tree Estate
Postcode
WS5 4DX
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Sandwell
District
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
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 Walsall, Sandwell, 615 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 46.1%.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Primary schools in Walsall
69
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WS5
7
Primary in WS5
5
Open schools in Sandwell LA
134
Primary in Sandwell LA
93

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in WalsallNear WS5

  • Delves Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS5 4PU · Walsall

    Ages 2–7

    • FSM23.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Delves Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS5 4PU · Walsall

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM35.3%

    0.6 miles away

  • Park Hall Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS5 3HF · Walsall

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Park Hall Junior Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS5 3HF · Walsall

    Ages 7–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM13.9%

    0.8 miles away

  • St Margaret's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 7AP · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand1.07

    0.9 miles away

  • Grove Vale Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B43 6AL · Sandwell

    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM13.1%
    • Demand1.23

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jamie Barry
Telephone
01922626926
Website
www.yewtreeprimary.co.uk

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