Penns Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103356
- Address
- Berwood Road, B72 1BS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 211 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 18%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.7%
- Persistent absence
- 3.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 50.2%
Mixed 13.8%
Unclassified 7.1%
Pakistani 6.6%
Indian 5.2%
Other 4.3%
Other White 3.3%
Chinese 2.8%
Other Asian 2.4%
African 2.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.5
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsWell above average3.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 87%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Penns Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 19 11 |
| Year 1 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 19 11 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 5 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 6 | 31 20 11 |