Academy converter · Birmingham

Yardleys School

11–16Ages
930Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139994URN

Reddings Lane, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.8per place

1.6 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,103 applications for 189 places · 23rd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.6of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

55th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

5.8applications per place, Year 7

1.6 above Birmingham median (4.2) 3.6 above England median (2.2)

1,103 applications · 189 places offered · 203 named it first

2026 5.8; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 6.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 6.1; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 6.3; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 5.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 6.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 7.5; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 6.7; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 5.4; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 6.1; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 5.0; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 5.2; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 5.5; Birmingham median median 3.5

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

This school
Birmingham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	189	1,103	5.8	203	1.07
Sep 2025	189	1,176	6.2	219	1.16
Sep 2024	187	1,133	6.1	203	1.09
Sep 2023	190	1,187	6.3	220	1.16
Sep 2022	190	1,122	5.9	209	1.10
Sep 2021	180	1,124	6.2	219	1.22
Sep 2020	179	1,346	7.5	258	1.44
Sep 2019	179	1,197	6.7	234	1.31
Sep 2018	209	1,138	5.4	195	0.93
Sep 2017	180	1,089	6.1	211	1.17
Sep 2016	179	903	5.0	229	1.28
Sep 2015	180	930	5.2	220	1.22
Sep 2014	180	985	5.5	220	1.22

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

174 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.655th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%53rd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	174	43.6	41%	62%	–
2024/25	176	46.7	46%	68%	–
2023/24	181	47.5	52%	71%	+0.17
2022/23	206	45.5	45%	66%	+0.33

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Yardleys SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

5.8applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Ark Boulton Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.0applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Ark Victoria Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2024

5.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Ninestiles, an Academy
1.5 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Special measures 2026

3.1applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Moseley School and Sixth Form
1.8 km · Birmingham

Special measures 2025

5.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Hall Green School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Holy Trinity Catholic School
2.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.6applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Starbank School
2.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

46.4Attainment 8

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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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139994 · 330/4246
Trust: Yardleys School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 950 pupils · 930 on roll
Free school meals: 63.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2013
Replaced: Yardleys School (URN 103520)
Address: Reddings Lane, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3EY
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources