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Yorkmead Junior and Infant School

Community school · Birmingham · B28 8BB

Ages 3–11 · 444 pupils · Birmingham

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

7.9%

Admissions demand

0.68 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.8%
Unauthorised4.4%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
387

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

0.68 · Often has places

1st preferences

36

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
111
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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%

444 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
444
Boys / girls
211 / 233
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
444 / 472 (94%)
Free school meals
50.1%
FSM pupils
212
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 Alex Newman-Smith

Location

Address
York Road, Hall Green
Postcode
B28 8BB
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
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, 444 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 50.1%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B28
9
Primary in B28
7
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.

Compare with theseAll in BirminghamNear B28

  • Yarnfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B11 3PJ · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM59.2%
    • Demand0.83

    0.5 miles away

  • Al-Furqan Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Birmingham · B11 3EY · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM49.1%
    • Demand1.37

    0.5 miles away

  • Springfield Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B13 9NY · Birmingham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM57.4%
    • Demand0.83

    0.6 miles away

  • The Olive School, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Birmingham · B11 3EY · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM46.1%
    • Demand2.60

    0.6 miles away

  • Hall Green Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B28 0AR · Birmingham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM25.3%
    • Demand0.78

    0.7 miles away

  • Hall Green Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B28 9AJ · Birmingham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM38.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • St Bernard's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B13 9QE · Birmingham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM37.7%
    • Demand0.81

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alex Newman-Smith
Website
www.yorkmead.co.uk/

Official links