SCHOOL PROFILE

Yardley Wood Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 103281
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

13 March 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Birmingham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 442 441 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 215 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 227 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

59.5%
34.7 pts above England
School 59.5%
Birmingham 45.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.0%
22.7 pts above England
School 43.0%
Birmingham 38.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Birmingham 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
32.6%
144
Pakistani
20.8%
92
White and Black Caribbean
6.8%
30
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
28
African
5.9%
26
Any other White background
5.0%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.1% 102 of 442 pupils
2.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.1%
Birmingham 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.4% 90 pupils
England 14.8% 5.6 pts above
EHC plans 2.7% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Moderate learning difficulty 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Other difficulty or disability 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

37.0% 23.4 pts below England
School 37.0%
Birmingham 60.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Birmingham 72.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Birmingham 68.9%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
Birmingham 71.3%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.00%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.78 pts higher than England
School 8.00%
Birmingham 7.01%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.90 pts higher than England
School 23.71%
Birmingham 20.05%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.77 pts higher than England
School 2.58%
Birmingham 2.18%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.6% 5.5 pts above England
Yardley Wood Community Primary School
93.6%
Birmingham
91.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information