Community school · Birmingham

Penns Primary School

5–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103356URN

Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.1 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

115 applications for 30 places · 27th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 23 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

115 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 4.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 4.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 5.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 4.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 4.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 5.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 4.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 4.9; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 4.4; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 5.0; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 5.6; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	115	3.8	35	1.17
Sep 2025	24	97	4.0	18	0.75
Sep 2024	30	124	4.1	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	112	3.7	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	154	5.1	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	137	4.6	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	142	4.7	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	158	5.3	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	135	4.5	43	1.43
Sep 2017	30	147	4.9	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	131	4.4	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	150	5.0	40	1.33
Sep 2014	30	167	5.6	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 84% · Maths 87% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%12th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard55%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	6%	111	111
2023/24	87%	3%	111	110
2022/23	73%	0%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Penns Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Yenton Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Wylde Green Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2024

3.5applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Paget Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Abbey Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Gunter Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Osborne Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Deanery Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103356 · 330/2425
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BS
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources