Yardley Wood Community Primary School
School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Turner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 103281
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216752456
About this school
Yardley Wood Community Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 48% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 62% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 60% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 66% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Yardley Wood Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yardley Wood Community Primary School compares
Yardley Wood Community Primary School ranked 258th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 8% | 60.2% | 442 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 217 | 0.4 miles |
| Highters Heath Community School | 65% | 7% | 61.5% | 167 | 0.5 miles |
| Billesley Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 48.8% | 699 | 0.7 miles |
| Peterbrook Primary School | — | 6% | 25.9% | 349 | 0.7 miles |
| Chilcote Primary School | 81% | 4.6% | 20.4% | 458 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.24%
- English as an additional language
- 44.4%
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistent absence
- 23.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Highters Heath Community School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Billesley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Peterbrook Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Chilcote Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Yardley Wood Community Primary School ranks 265th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Yardley Wood Community Primary School teach?
- Yardley Wood Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Yardley Wood Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Yardley Wood Community Primary School is Mr Benjamin Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yardley Wood Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yardley Wood Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Yardley Wood Community Primary School?
- Yardley Wood Community Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yardley Wood Community Primary School full?
- Yardley Wood Community Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 442 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Yardley Wood Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Yardley Wood Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yardley Wood Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yardley Wood Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Yardley Wood Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yardley Wood Community Primary School rank locally?
- Yardley Wood Community Primary School ranked 258th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yardley Wood Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Yardley Wood Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yardley Wood Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yardley Wood Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.