Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Yarnfield Primary School

3–11Ages
639Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139378URN

Yarnfield Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.9 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

116 applications for 66 places · 254th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 28 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
10 May 2022
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

116 applications · 66 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 1.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 1.6; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 1.2; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.3; Birmingham median median 2.1

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

This school
Birmingham 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	66	116	1.8	45	0.68
Sep 2025	40	90	2.3	34	0.85
Sep 2024	66	97	1.5	49	0.74
Sep 2023	67	118	1.8	54	0.81
Sep 2022	35	72	2.1	25	0.71
Sep 2021	40	83	2.1	36	0.90
Sep 2020	56	107	1.9	53	0.95
Sep 2019	46	91	2.0	40	0.87
Sep 2018	63	100	1.6	61	0.97
Sep 2017	59	96	1.6	51	0.86
Sep 2016	88	117	1.3	68	0.77
Sep 2015	79	93	1.2	59	0.75
Sep 2014	89	115	1.3	84	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 69% · Maths 73% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%183rd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	1%	102	102
2023/24	53%	2%	101	103
2022/23	54%	1%	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

Yarnfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Acocks Green Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Birmingham
0.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

5.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Al-Furqan Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

4.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Yorkmead Junior and Infant School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023
The Oaklands Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Cedars Academy
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

36%met the SATs standard
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Birmingham

2026

1.8applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139378 · 330/2122
Trust: Summit Learning Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 639 on roll
Free school meals: 59.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Yarnfield Primary School (URN 103282)
Address: Yarnfield Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3PJ
Local authority: Birmingham

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