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Penns Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Sutton Coldfield · B72 1BS https://www.pennsji.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
211
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Penns Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
84%
-3pp
87%80%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
23%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
61%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
55%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
65%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
111.0
GPS scaled score
113.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
211
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
2%

Contact

Address
Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BS
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2584%6%87%61%84%6%87%55%90%84%111.0111.0113.014%211
2023/2487%3%93%60%90%7%100%50%83%93%111.0110.0112.014%211
2022/2373%0%87%47%80%0%87%43%87%90%108.0108.0109.0+2.50-0.40+3.5013%211
2018/1980%23%80%30%90%27%93%43%83%97%106.0109.0111.0+0.30-0.10+2.3012%211
2017/1873%20%77%37%90%27%83%43%90%90%106.0108.0112.0-0.60+0.00+1.7011%210
2016/1790%20%93%37%90%20%97%57%97%100%109.0110.0113.0+1.20-1.10+2.3011%210

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521120.714%18%14%3%2%
2023/2421122.914%14%14%3%6%
2022/2321120.713%12%13%3%2%
2021/2220921.16%13%16%3%3%
2020/2121122.07%11%15%
2018/1921122.012%14%14%3%3%
2017/1821021.911%14%13%3%4%
2016/1721019.811%11%14%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.