Yorkswood Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Kingshurst Way, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Kingshurst Way, Birmingham, B37 6DF
Website: www.yorkswood.solihull.sch.uk
Telephone: 01217798770
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Solihull
Headteacher / Principal: Mr A D Tunstall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104077

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 540
Number of Pupils: 451
Number of Boys: 240
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -6.2 to -3.2
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yorkswood Primary School
Kingshurst Way , Kingshurst B37 6DF 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Fordbridge Road , Kingshurst B37 6LW 		- not rated 622 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hillstone Primary School
Hillstone Road , Shard End B34 7PY 		3out of 4 678 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kingshurst Primary School
School Close , Kingshurst B37 6BN 		2out of 4 761 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
Hurst Lane , Shard End B34 7HN 		- not rated 805 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Cooks Lane , Solihull B37 6NU 		1out of 4 967 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Chelmsley Road , Chelmsley Wood B37 5GA 		3out of 4 1,000 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		2out of 4 1,203 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tile Cross Academy
Gressel Lane , Tile Cross B33 9UF 		1out of 4 1,405 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Chelmsley Road , Chelmsley Wood B37 5FD 		3out of 4 1,584 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest Oak School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		4out of 4 1,048 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Merstone School
Windward Way , Smith's Wood B36 0UE 		4out of 4 1,048 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL
170 PACKINGTON AVENUE , SHARD END B34 7RD 		- not rated 1,202 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leycroft Academy
Gressel Lane , B33 9UF 		- not rated 1,375 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Centre for Accelerated Learning
Sheldon Hall Avenue , Tile Cross B33 0HA 		- not rated 1,440 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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