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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellWS5 4DXYew Tree Primary School
Primary

Yew Tree Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Walsall · WS5 4DX www.yewtreeprimary.co.uk

Pupils
647
cap. 682
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
647
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
647
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Yew Tree Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-6pp
64%57%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
9%7%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
647
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Birchfield Way, Yew Tree Estate, Walsall, WS5 4DX
Local authority
Sandwell
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%7%64%28%69%7%64%19%81%68%103.0101.0103.018%647
2023/2456%5%69%19%72%8%68%19%75%69%103.0102.0103.018%669
2022/2352%5%67%20%68%10%70%18%80%69%103.0103.0103.0-0.40+0.40+0.1013%654
2018/1964%9%79%35%72%23%81%24%84%79%105.0105.0107.0+0.40-0.80+0.0015%645
2017/1855%8%67%19%74%18%79%18%82%78%102.0104.0106.0-2.50-0.50-0.3015%622
2016/1761%10%68%24%73%14%76%20%82%79%102.0104.0106.0-1.70-0.80-0.3016%627

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2564720.918%16%45%5%14%
2023/2466921.918%14%42%6%16%
2022/2365419.813%12%42%6%16%
2021/2264419.113%12%40%6%18%
2020/2162120.110%10%36%
2018/1964522.415%12%36%5%13%
2017/1862221.915%13%37%5%13%
2016/1762723.916%15%42%4%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.