Community school · Sandwell

Pennyhill Primary School

3–11Ages
647Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135215URN

Hollyhedge Road, Pennyhill Primary School, West Bromwich, B71 3BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

101 applications for 56 places · 54th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong 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

9 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
15 March 2022
Graded inspection: 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Sandwell median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

101 applications · 56 places offered · 51 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sandwell 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	56	101	1.8	51	0.91
Sep 2025	64	81	1.3	59	0.92
Sep 2024	80	103	1.3	69	0.86
Sep 2023	66	92	1.4	59	0.89
Sep 2022	53	68	1.3	49	0.92
Sep 2021	59	77	1.3	53	0.90
Sep 2020	59	87	1.5	52	0.88
Sep 2019	66	79	1.2	55	0.83
Sep 2018	68	80	1.2	62	0.91
Sep 2017	82	98	1.2	75	0.91
Sep 2016	77	105	1.4	69	0.90
Sep 2015	86	99	1.2	76	0.88
Sep 2014	89	119	1.3	81	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 76% · Maths 64% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%65th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	1%	103	102
2023/24	55%	3%	104	103
2022/23	60%	3%	105	103

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

Pennyhill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Hall Green Primary School
0.8 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Priory Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

2026

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Good2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

2026

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Eaton Valley Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Tameside Primary Academy
1.7 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135215 · 333/3408
Capacity: 660 pupils · 647 on roll
Free school meals: 38.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Hollyhedge Road, Pennyhill Primary School, West Bromwich, B71 3BU
Local authority: Sandwell

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