Community school · Sandwell

Yew Tree Primary School

3–11Ages
615Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103974URN

Birchfield Way, Yew Tree Estate, Walsall, WS5 4DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

107 applications for 69 places · 77th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 15 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
19 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sandwell median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

107 applications · 69 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	69	107	1.6	66	0.96
Sep 2025	56	81	1.5	53	0.95
Sep 2024	68	97	1.4	64	0.94
Sep 2023	73	102	1.4	68	0.93
Sep 2022	81	106	1.3	77	0.95
Sep 2021	71	87	1.2	64	0.90
Sep 2020	77	90	1.2	66	0.86
Sep 2019	78	99	1.3	66	0.85
Sep 2018	85	112	1.3	79	0.93
Sep 2017	75	96	1.3	68	0.91
Sep 2016	76	100	1.3	69	0.91
Sep 2015	81	98	1.2	72	0.89
Sep 2014	75	91	1.2	71	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 69% · Maths 64% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%69th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	7%	103	101
2023/24	56%	5%	103	102
2022/23	52%	5%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Yew Tree Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Delves Infant School
1.0 km · Walsall

Remains Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place
Delves Junior School
1.0 km · Walsall

Good2022
Park Hall Infant Academy
1.2 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Park Hall Junior Academy
1.2 km · Walsall

2026

68%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Sandwell

Good2022

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Junior Community School
1.6 km · Walsall

Good2022

70%met the SATs standard
Grove Vale Primary School
1.7 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103974 · 333/2169
Capacity: 682 pupils · 615 on roll
Free school meals: 46.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Birchfield Way, Yew Tree Estate, Walsall, WS5 4DX
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources