Yardleys School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 139994
- Address
- Reddings Lane, Tyseley, B11 3EY
- Website
- www.yardleys-vle.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 924 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 57%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
Pakistani 64.2%
Bangladeshi 9%
Mixed 6.6%
Other 5.5%
Indian 3.4%
White British 3%
African 2.9%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other White 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.68
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 40 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 172 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 172 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 54 |
| English Language | GCSE | 182 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 181 |
Admissions
Yardleys School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 219
- 3rd preference
- 193
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 105 84 |
| Year 8 | 189 105 84 |
| Year 9 | 181 102 79 |
| Year 10 | 180 99 81 |
| Year 11 | 185 91 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 1.2% |