Yew Tree Primary School
Birchfield Way, Yew Tree Estate, Walsall, WS5 4DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Jamie Barry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 615
- URN
- 103974
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922626926
About this school
Yew Tree Primary School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 615 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Yew Tree Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 56% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 69% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 68% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Yew Tree 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 | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 669 |
| 2024/25 | 647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yew Tree Primary School compares
Yew Tree Primary School ranked 69th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.1% | 45.4% | 615 | — |
| Delves Infant School | — | — | — | 335 | 0.6 miles |
| Delves Junior School | — | — | — | 365 | 0.6 miles |
| Park Hall Infant Academy | — | 4.3% | 8.9% | 310 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Hall Junior Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 14.2% | 409 | 0.8 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 14.4% | 221 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.39%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 14.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Delves Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Delves Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Park Hall Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Park Hall Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Margaret's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Walsall
Yew Tree Primary School ranks 40th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Yew Tree Primary School teach?
- Yew Tree Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the head teacher of Yew Tree Primary School?
- The head teacher of Yew Tree Primary School is Mr Jamie Barry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yew Tree Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yew Tree 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 many pupils are at Yew Tree Primary School?
- Yew Tree Primary School has 615 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yew Tree Primary School full?
- Yew Tree Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 615 on roll (90%), 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 Yew Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Yew Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yew Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yew Tree Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Yew Tree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yew Tree Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Yew Tree Primary School ranked 69th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yew Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Yew Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yew Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yew Tree 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.