Yorkswood Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Yorkswood Primary School. It is an absolute privilege to lead a school where children are at the heart of everything we do. For me, leading this school is deeply personal. Having grown up in an area very similar to our community, I know first-hand the transformative power of having a school you can be proud of."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £6.50 per session.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Yorkswood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Solihull and 77% and 75% across England.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Yorkswood Primary School as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 Yorkswood Primary School are Hillstone Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths); St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 80% maths); Kingshurst Primary School (0.4 miles, 80% reading, 72% maths); and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, 70% reading, 52% maths).

Yorkswood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Yorkswood Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

64.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Lea Hall Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Roebuck Close (adjacent), 350 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yorkswood 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 August 2026, police recorded 396 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Solihull (226), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Yorkswood Primary School issued 27 suspensions, 7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Yorkswood Primary School are Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (0.5 miles), John Henry Newman Catholic College (0.6 miles), Smith's Wood Academy (0.7 miles) and Tile Cross Academy (0.8 miles).