Yardley Wood Community Primary SchoolBillesley Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

Yardley Wood Community Primary School and Billesley Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.

  • Yardley Wood Community Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Billesley Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Billesley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Yardley Wood Community Primary School was judged Good and Billesley Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 37.0% for Yardley Wood Community Primary School and 73.0% for Billesley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Yardley Wood Community Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Billesley Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Yardley Wood Community Primary School versus Billesley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamYardley Wood Community Primary SchoolBirminghamBillesley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking209th of 273 in Birmingham 38th of 273 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll442 699
Capacity472 630
LocationBirmingham, B14 4ER Birmingham, B13 0ES
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard37.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census448 698
Free school meals (ever 6)60.2% 48.8%
English as an additional language44.4% 49.9%
SEN support17.4% 20.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.7% 16.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Yardley Wood Community Primary School

Billesley Primary School

Full profiles: Yardley Wood Community Primary School · Billesley Primary School