Yew Tree Primary School
Birchfield Way, Walsall, WS5 4DX
615 pupils · 90% of 682 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Free school meals
- 46.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 69 | 66 | 107 | 68 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 53 | 81 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 68 | 64 | 97 | 66 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 73 | 68 | 102 | 71 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 81 | 77 | 106 | 78 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 71 | 64 | 87 | 68 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 77 | 66 | 90 | 73 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 78 | 66 | 99 | 75 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Delves Junior School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Delves Infant School 1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Park Hall Infant Academy 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Park Hall Junior Academy 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Whitehall Junior Community School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.