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# Yardleys School

Yardleys School is a secondary academy in Birmingham, United Kingdom with 930 pupils, part of Yardleys School. Ofsted: Good, inspected 7 March 2023. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teacher of Maths – Fixed Term Contract (closes 23 November) and Cover Supervisor (closes 19 November).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [2 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Gurpreet Basra, Headteacher
- **Trust or group:** Yardleys School
- **Type:** Academy, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 930 pupils · 43% girls · 63.0% eligible for free school meals · 58.0% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 153 (16.5%) on SEN support · 14 (1.5%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Birmingham
- **Location:** Birmingham, B11 3EY, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01214646821
- **Website:** [yardleys-vle.com](https://www.yardleys-vle.com/)
- **Register number:** URN 139994 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139994))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 7 March 2023

## Vacancies (2)

- [Cover Supervisor](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0s0dtqjq1aw-cover-supervisor) · Salary £28,154 to £34,811 a year · Closes 19 Nov · Starts January 2027 · Full time · Teaching support · COVER SUPERVISORNJC Grade 3 £28,154 - £34,811 p.a. pro rata(Actual salary £24,724 - £30,570 p.a.)36.5 hours per week, term time only Start date: January 2027“Yardleys School is a…

- [Teacher of Maths – Fixed Term Contract](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0qmms6zmlin-teacher-of-maths-fixed-term-contract) · Salary MPS/UPS · Closes 23 Nov · Full time · Teacher of Maths Fixed term contract - Maternity Cover up to 31st December 2027MPS/UPSRequired for January 2027“Yardleys school is a unique and special place.” Yardleys is a…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 43.6 | 41.4% |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 46.0% |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 51.9% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7 March 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 58.8 | 15.8 | – | 0 | £58,696 |
| 2024/25 | 57.4 | 16.2 | 9% | 0 | £49,074 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 16.0 | 20% | 0 | £51,136 |
| 2022/23 | 63.0 | 15.0 | 22% | 0 | £49,468 |
| 2021/22 | 60.0 | 15.5 | 10% | 0 | £45,886 |
| 2020/21 | 58.8 | 15.8 | 7% | 0 | £45,804 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 6.8% | 3.3% | 21.6% | 1.9% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 2.8% | 18.9% | 1.9% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 3.3% | 17.7% | 1.8% |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 2.3% | 14.9% | 1.1% |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 2.1% | 16.3% | 1.2% |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 1.0% | 9.0% | 0.8% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

## Hiring history

4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Careers Education Advisor, Level 3 Teaching Assistant, SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR. Last advertised September 2026.

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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