Yarnfield Primary School, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Yarnfield Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "The early years is a positive, happy environment where children feel secure."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion runs through every aspect of this school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders are rightly proud of the work they do to support pupils as they learn and grow."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Typically, pupils achieve well and are ready for their next stages of learning."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders' work to improve attendance has been rigorous."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils have interesting and exciting lessons every day."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure understanding of the strengths of the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue work to raise expectations of all pupils, including the most able, so that they meet their full potential"; "Leaders should continue their work to promote positive attendance, including further reducing barriers for persistently absent pupils"; "Leaders should ensure pupils' handwriting is of a consistently high standard across the school".

In its own words: "Deliver exceptional education to children and young people in the West Midlands, enabling them all to have successful, happy lives and make a positive impact on their communities. We do this by:"

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to be Principal of Yarnfield and to lead a school with such a strong sense of community, ambition and potential. From the moment children enter our school, we want them to know that they belong, that they are valued and that we believe in what they can achieve."

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Yarnfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 60% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Yarnfield Primary School as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 66 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Yarnfield Primary School are Acocks Green Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 82% maths); The Olive School, Birmingham (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 93% maths); Al-Furqan Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 88% maths); and Yorkmead Junior and Infant School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Yarnfield Primary School.

Yarnfield Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Summit Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

57.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (58%), Black (10%) and other ethnic groups (9%).

In 2026, 81 pupils (12.7%) received SEN support and 9 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Spring Road Rail Station, about 90 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Briarfield Road (adjacent), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yarnfield Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Yarnfield Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Yarnfield Primary School are Ninestiles, an Academy (0.5 miles); Yardleys School (0.5 miles); Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School (0.6 miles); and Hall Green School (1 mile).