Yardleys School
Reddings Lane, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3EY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YARDLEYS SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Gurpreet Basra
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 929
- Pupils on roll
- 930
- URN
- 139994
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214646821
About this school
Yardleys School is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 930 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 206 | 181 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 47.5 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.33 +0.13 to +0.52 | +0.17 -0.03 to +0.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 51.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 70.7% | 68.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 14.4% | 56.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Yardleys 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 | 45.5 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 942 |
| 2023/24 | 924 |
| 2024/25 | 929 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yardleys School compares
Yardleys School ranked 37th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 7.3% | 56.5% | 930 | — |
| Ark Boulton Academy | 44.2 | 6.7% | 70.3% | 877 | 0.8 miles |
| Ninestiles, an Academy | 44.9 | 9% | 57.3% | 1,476 | 0.9 miles |
| Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School | 41.7 | 11.3% | 51.1% | 1,152 | 1.0 miles |
| Moseley School and Sixth Form | 39.7 | 9.1% | 64.5% | 1,413 | 1.1 miles |
| Hall Green School | 42.5 | 8.9% | 45.5% | 903 | 1.2 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)
- 56.51%
- English as an additional language
- 60.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 22.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Boulton Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Ninestiles, an Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Moseley School and Sixth Form1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Hall Green School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Yardleys School ranks 31st of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Yardleys School teach?
- Yardleys School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Yardleys School?
- The headteacher of Yardleys School is Mr Gurpreet Basra, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yardleys School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yardleys 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 Yardleys School?
- Yardleys School has 930 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Yardleys School full?
- Yardleys School has capacity for 929 pupils and 930 on roll (100%), 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 Yardleys School a faith school?
- No. Yardleys School has no designated religious character.
- Is Yardleys School a selective school?
- No. Yardleys School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Yardleys School?
- Yardleys School is part of YARDLEYS SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yardleys School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 46.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yardleys School rank locally?
- Yardleys School ranked 37th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yardleys School's absence rate?
- Yardleys School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yardleys School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yardleys 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 1 July 2026.