Pennyhill Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 16 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
- 672 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 40.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 33.8%
Indian 19.3%
Mixed 13.2%
African 10.1%
Other White 5.5%
Other 5.1%
Pakistani 3.9%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
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 60%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Pennyhill Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 80
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 5 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 20 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 1 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 55 34 |
| Year 1 | 80 45 35 |
| Year 2 | 89 45 44 |
| Year 3 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 4 | 90 44 46 |
| Year 5 | 91 39 52 |
| Year 6 | 90 45 45 |