Pennyhill Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 135215
- Address
- Hollyhedge Road, Pennyhill Primary School, B71 3BU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 658 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 43.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 31.3%
Indian 21.3%
African 11.9%
Mixed 11.2%
Other White 5.9%
Pakistani 4.7%
Other 4.6%
Caribbean 3.2%
Other Asian 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Pennyhill Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 64
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 38 25 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 4 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 45 44 |
| Year 1 | 87 54 33 |
| Year 2 | 81 47 34 |
| Year 3 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 4 | 89 46 43 |
| Year 5 | 87 44 43 |
| Year 6 | 87 37 50 |