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Yorkswood Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B37 6DF

Ages 3–11 · 403 pupils · Solihull

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

7.5%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)42%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.0%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
342

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

34

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

34

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill75%

403 pupils · 540 places

Pupils on roll
403
Boys / girls
219 / 184
School capacity
540
Capacity fill
403 / 540 (75%)
Free school meals
61.8%
FSM pupils
238
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 A D Tunstall

Location

Address
Kingshurst Way, Kingshurst
Postcode
B37 6DF
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Solihull
District
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

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, Solihull, 403 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 61.8%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B37
14
Primary in B37
10
Open schools in Solihull LA
90
Primary in Solihull LA
59

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 B37

  • Yorkswood Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B37 6DF · Solihull

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence10.5%
    • FSM68.3%

    0.0 miles away

  • Hillstone Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B34 7PY · Birmingham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM47.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Kingshurst Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B37 6BN · Solihull

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM65.1%

    0.4 miles away

  • Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B34 7HN · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM52.0%
    • Demand0.93

    0.5 miles away

  • Timberley Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B34 7RL · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence9.5%
    • FSM64.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Fordbridge Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B37 5BU · Solihull

    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM59.6%
    • Demand1.03

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr A D Tunstall

Official links