Yew Tree Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Walsall, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Sandwell Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Yew Tree Primary School is a primary school in Walsall, Sandwell for ages 3–11 (community school). Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Yew Tree Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell.
- Reception 2026 drew 66 first-choice applications for 69 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 107 Reception 2026 applications, 22 (21%) came from families living outside Sandwell, and 10 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Birchfield Way, Yew Tree Estate, Walsall, WS5 4DX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 615 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Care and belonging are the hallmarks of this school.”
- “Leaders and staff want the very best for their pupils.”
- “Pupils also enjoy the school's high aspirations for them.”
To improve
- “However, some gaps in pupils’ knowledge persist.”
- “For example, in reading which is evident in pupils' reading outcomes at the end of Year 6 in 2025.”
- “Not many pupils achieve at greater depth.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 66 first-preference applications, 69 offers in total, 66 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Grove Vale Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holy Name Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Priory Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitecrest Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pennyhill Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ferndale Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamstead Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published