Yenton Primary School

Yenton Primary School has been rated as good overall, demonstrating a commitment to high ambitions for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs. The school fosters a positive and inclusive culture where students feel safe and valued. While the overall quality of education is commendable, with effective leadership and strong early years provision, there are some areas requiring further development in defining learning objectives and utilizing assessment in foundation subjects. The school's dedication to building a strong community and supportive environment for students is evident, drawing positive feedback from parents and staff alike.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management from the headteacher and trust.
• High-quality early years provision.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum for all pupils.
• Effective personal development program fostering respect and tolerance.
• Strong teaching of early reading with additional support for those in need.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent definition of smaller learning steps in some foundation subjects.
• Assessment in some subjects is not utilized accurately to gauge pupil progress.
• Significant levels of pupil absence negatively impacting learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Yenton Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at Yenton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Yenton Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 29.6% of pupils at Yenton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Yenton Primary School received £6,835 and spent £6,906 for each of its 582 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,021,000 (£1,755 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,900 and spending £6,755 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Yenton Primary School is part of Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Birches Green Primary School Birmingham
• Story Wood School Birmingham
• Yorkswood Primary School Birmingham
• Cedars Academy Birmingham
• Ulverley School Solihull
• Robin Hood Academy Birmingham
• Broadmeadow Infant School Birmingham
• Broadmeadow Junior School Birmingham

What is Yenton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Yenton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Yenton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Yenton Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Yenton Primary School have?

Yenton Primary School has 564 pupils on roll.

What age range does Yenton Primary School cover?

Yenton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Yenton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Yenton Primary School?

Yenton Primary School is at Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 0ED.