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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Yardleys School

Academy converter secondary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).

Attainment 8
43.6
▼ 2.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
41.4%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.8
▼ 0.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
63.0%
▲ 36pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.7%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
98%
930 / 950 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Yardleys School is a secondary school located in Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 929 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 929. It is part of the YARDLEYS SCHOOL. The school is led by Mr Gurpreet Basra.

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Gardening

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
139994
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (18 current, 4 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

17 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Nadia Akhtar Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Idil Guzel Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Nazia Nasreen Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Nadeem Khan Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Victoria Chatwin Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Jean Helme Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Patricia Saunders Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Ms Joanne Killarney Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Gurpreet Basra Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Gurpreet Basra Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Mr Tony Day Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Benn Gray Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Matthew Minshall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Adill Hadi Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Ms Kibrest Suzie Bennett Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Ms Jean Helme Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2021
John Gardner Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2018
Ms Tracy GrimstonChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2013
Mr Peter Lee Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Ms Saiqa Rafiq Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Nadeem Khan Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2025
Mr Peter Lee Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2021 · term ended 2025

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record