Yarnfield Primary School
Yarnfield Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Craig Clarke
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Summit Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 639
- URN
- 139378
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216930362
About this school
Yarnfield Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 639 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Yarnfield 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 89 | 86 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 53% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 60% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Yarnfield 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 | 54% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 637 |
| 2023/24 | 676 |
| 2024/25 | 668 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yarnfield Primary School compares
Yarnfield Primary School ranked 195th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.3% | 60.3% | 639 | — |
| Acocks Green Primary School | 78% | 6.1% | 39.4% | 484 | 0.5 miles |
| The Olive School, Birmingham | 88% | 5.3% | 38.9% | 631 | 0.5 miles |
| Al-Furqan Primary School | 78% | 6.3% | 50.4% | 629 | 0.5 miles |
| Yorkmead Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| The Oaklands Primary School | 62% | 6.1% | 54.5% | 412 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 10 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.29%
- English as an additional language
- 56%
- Overall absence
- 6.32%
- Persistent absence
- 17.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acocks Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Olive School, Birmingham0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Al-Furqan Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Yorkmead Junior and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
The Oaklands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Yarnfield Primary School ranks 196th 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 ages does Yarnfield Primary School teach?
- Yarnfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the principal of Yarnfield Primary School?
- The principal of Yarnfield Primary School is Mr Craig Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yarnfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yarnfield 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 Yarnfield Primary School?
- Yarnfield Primary School has 639 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yarnfield Primary School full?
- Yarnfield Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 639 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Yarnfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Yarnfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yarnfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yarnfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Yarnfield Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Yarnfield Primary School is part of SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yarnfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yarnfield Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Yarnfield Primary School ranked 195th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yarnfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Yarnfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yarnfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yarnfield 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 15 July 2026.