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Type
  
DfE number
  
330/4246

Ofsted
  
Reports

Local authority
  
Birmingham City Council

Headteacher
  
Mr Brynley Evans

DfE URN
  
139994 Tables

Phone
  
+44 121 464 6821

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Location
  
Reddings LaneTyseleyBirminghamWest MidlandsB11 3EYEngland

Address
  
Reddings Ln, Birmingham B11 3EY, UK

Similar
  
Hall Green Secondary School, Moseley School and Sixth Form, Waverley School, Ninestiles School, Small Heath Lower Sc

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Yardleys School is a mixed secondary school located in the Tyseley area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England.

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Admissions

Yardleys School was originally located over two sites, the school relocated to a new location and building in 2001, on the site of a former brickworks. The school converted to academy status in August 2013, but coordinates with Birmingham City Council for admissions.

History

Yardley County Grammar School was opened by Worcestershire County Council in 1904, moving to a new site in 1910.

The school originates from Yardley Grammar School, and Foremans Road Secondary Modern School. Yardley Grammar School became Yardley Comprehensive School in 1974 when it merged with Leys Secondary School (Foremans Road). The school closed in 1982. The Yardleys School opened in 2002 on the grammar school site, with the old grammar school buildings being demolished in 2007.

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