Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #48 in Solihull public Top 85% UK

Yorkswood Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr A D Tunstall

location_onBirmingham, B37 6DF

language Visit Website phone 1217798770

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

435

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Yorkswood Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Yorkswood Primary School is a community school in Birmingham, Solihull, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 435 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #48 of 55 primaries in Solihull and #12,526 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 19.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing47% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.4

-2.8 to 0.0

-1.0

Write

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 0.3

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-3.9 to -0.6

-4.7

Write

LA -0.6

-6.2 to -3.2

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 63%

Reading60% LA 73%

Writing60% LA 76%

Maths74% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -1.5

-3.5 to -0.3

-1.7

Write

LA -1.3

-3.2 to -0.2

-0.7

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.1 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

29 November 2023

Inspection Report

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01 March 2022

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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12 October 2010

Inspection Report

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09 June 2009

Inspection Report

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03 July 2007

Inspection Report

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21 February 2007

Inspection Report

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04 October 2006

Inspection Report

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26 April 2006

Inspection Report

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12 January 2006

Inspection Report

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14 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-03-12

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.986% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 403 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Spring term)	403	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	393	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	433	14	3.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	435	6	1.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	433	8	1.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	437	9	2.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	421	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	432	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	451	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	444	4	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	453	6	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	454	2	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	471	3	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	480	8	1.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	482	8	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	499	7	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	502	6	1.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	491	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	479	3	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	473	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	465	4	0.9%	0.5%