Yarnfield Primary School
Yarnfield Road, Birmingham, B11 3PJ
639 pupils · 101% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 59.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 28 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 66 | 45 | 116 | 63 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 34 | 90 | 38 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 66 | 49 | 97 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 67 | 54 | 118 | 65 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 25 | 72 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 36 | 83 | 39 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 53 | 107 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 46 | 40 | 91 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Acocks Green Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Olive School, Birmingham 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Al-Furqan Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Yorkmead Junior and Infant School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Oaklands Primary School 1.2 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Holy Souls Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.