Yorkswood Primary School
Kingshurst Way, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B37 6DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ROBIN HOOD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ryan Lawrence
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 375
- URN
- 150649
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214684351
About this school
Yorkswood Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 375 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Yorkswood 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Yorkswood Primary School (URN 104077).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Yorkswood 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Yorkswood Primary School compares
Yorkswood Primary School ranked 45th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 10.3% | 64.1% | 375 | — |
| Hillstone Primary School | 66% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.3% | 35.7% | 253 | 0.4 miles |
| Kingshurst Primary School | 55% | 7.3% | 65.6% | 459 | 0.4 miles |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | 41% | 7.6% | 52.2% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Timberley Academy | 60% | 8.3% | 64.1% | 559 | 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)
- 64.11%
- English as an additional language
- 13.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.31%
- Persistent absence
- 36.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillstone Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Kingshurst Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Timberley Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Yorkswood Primary School ranks 247th 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 Yorkswood Primary School teach?
- Yorkswood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Yorkswood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Yorkswood Primary School is Mr Ryan Lawrence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yorkswood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yorkswood 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 Yorkswood Primary School?
- Yorkswood Primary School has 375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yorkswood Primary School full?
- Yorkswood Primary School has capacity for 540 pupils and 375 on roll (69%), 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 Yorkswood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Yorkswood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yorkswood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yorkswood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Yorkswood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Yorkswood Primary School is part of ROBIN HOOD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Yorkswood Primary School compare with other schools in Solihull?
- Yorkswood Primary School ranked 45th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yorkswood Primary School's absence rate?
- Yorkswood Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yorkswood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yorkswood 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 10 July 2026.