Yorkmead Junior and Infant School, Birmingham
Data last updated 16 Mar 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Yorkmead Junior and Infant School excels at creating strong relationships between teachers and pupils that help children feel safe to challenge themselves and enjoy learning. The school has an inspiring curriculum that gives all pupils rich experiences, including learning a musical instrument. Leadership has successfully improved teaching quality and pupil progress across the school, with pupils becoming confident, happy learners who are well-prepared for their futures.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership from the headteacher and senior team who have rapidly improved teaching quality and pupil outcomes
- Teachers know their pupils very well and tailor lessons to individual needs, resulting in good progress
- Pupils behave well, are courteous, and work hard in lessons
- Rich, inspiring curriculum with opportunities for all pupils to learn musical instruments and perform publicly
- Effective safeguarding with well-trained staff and strong processes in place
Areas for Improvement
- Governors need more detailed knowledge of school strengths and weaknesses to hold senior leaders properly to account
- Some leaders outside the senior team lack the same level of skill and drive to identify and implement improvements independently
- Leadership in some areas needs stronger strategic vision and direction
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with pupils' welfare at the core of school priorities, all staff well-trained in spotting concerns, and swift processes in place to deal with issues appropriately.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical instrument lessons for all pupils with public performance opportunities, sports activities and physical education, responsibility-taking opportunities
Yorkmead Junior and Infant School is a good school where the recently appointed headteacher and senior team have quickly improved teaching quality and pupil progress across a wide range of subjects. Pupils make good progress, behave well, and are happy and confident learners.
At a Glance
51.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 78%. Maths has remained stable at around 76%. Writing has declined from 70% to 62%.
Class Sizes
30.4
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
31.8
KS2
12
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
456 pupils
472 capacity
16 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
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Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.16916%
Overall absence
22.83465%
Persistent absence
381
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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