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Yarnfield Primary School

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

personMrs Davinder Jandu

corporate_fareSUMMIT LEARNING TRUST

location_onBirmingham, B11 3PJ

language Visit Website phone 1216930362

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

637

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Yarnfield Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Yarnfield Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 668 pupils on roll, of whom 60% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #175 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #7,314 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%

Reading70% LA 72%

Writing69% LA 69%

Maths73% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading60% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 1.3

-0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 0.9

0.5

Maths

LA 0.3

-0.9 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.2

-4.3 to -1.7

-4.7

Write

LA -0.3

-5.9 to -3.5

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.4 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%

Reading52% LA 69%

Writing55% LA 73%

Maths45% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA -0.4

-6 to -3.4

-2.8

Write

LA -0.4

-4 to -1.6

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.3 to -3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2022

Inspection Report

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26 May 2021

Inspection Report

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03 July 2018

Inspection Report

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04 April 2017

Inspection Report

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25 June 2015

Inspection Report

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12 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-05-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-07-03

Schools into Special Measures Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-04-04

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-03-12

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 668 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 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	668	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	638	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	684	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	676	1	0.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	641	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	663	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	637	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	594	2	0.3%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	616	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	593	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	568	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	632	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	631	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	623	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	657	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	657	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	650	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	669	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	662	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	636	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	659	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	660	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	647	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	680	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	686	4	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	665	1	0.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils