Yew Tree Primary School, Walsall

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Yew Tree Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Across the curriculum, pupils generally develop the secure foundations in their knowledge and skills that they need to move on to their next stages of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff consistently promote the importance of high attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and informed view of the education they provide."

Early years - Expected standard. "Every day in the early years starts with warm, personalised greetings."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is a clear priority in the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Aspects of the school's leadership are impressive."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has an effective personal development offer."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• The school should ensure that staff quickly and successfully identify gaps in pupils' knowledge so that they can adapt their teaching to address these effectively and enable pupils to achieve well. • The school should ensure that staff give pupils regular opportunities to extend and deepen their learning, so that they make strong progress".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope this will give you a glimpse of what life is like at Yew Tree Primary School. I am proud to be the Head Teacher for Yew Tree Primary School - a happy, friendly, caring and exciting place where every child matters and children come first."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include judo, choir and gardening.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Yew Tree Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 69% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Yew Tree Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 69 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 Yew Tree Primary School are Delves Infant School (0.6 miles); Delves Junior School (0.6 miles); Park Hall Infant Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Park Hall Junior Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 89% reading, 82% maths).

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Yew Tree Primary School (as of April 2026): 87% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 95 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 16 (2.6%) 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 Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cypress Road (after), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yew Tree Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 112 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sandwell (306).

In 2024/25, Yew Tree Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Yew Tree Primary School are Q3 Academy Great Barr (0.7 miles) and Joseph Leckie Academy (1.1 miles).