Penns Primary School is a primary school located in Sutton Coldfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/01/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield

School Information

Address: Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BS
Website: www.pennsji.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01214648014
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Lowe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103356

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.5
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2
Maths
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Osborne Nursery School
Station Road , Erdington B23 6UB
3out of 4 1,694 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Vale Nursery School
Yatesbury Avenue , Castle Vale B35 6DU
4out of 4 2,296 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Featherstone Nursery School
29 Highcroft Road , Erdington B23 6AU
3out of 4 2,849 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penns Primary School
Berwood Road , B72 1BS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Yenton Primary School
Chester Road , Erdington B24 0ED
3out of 4 628 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wylde Green Primary School
Green Lanes , B73 5JL
3out of 4 1,189 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Paget Primary School
Paget Road , Pype Hayes B24 0JP
2out of 4 1,349 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Catholic Primary School
Sutton Road , B23 6QL
- not rated 1,443 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Sutton Road , Erdington B23 5XA
- not rated 1,092 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Wylde Green Road , B76 1QT
3out of 4 1,783 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Erdington Academy
Kingsbury Road , Erdington B24 8RE
2out of 4 2,757 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road , B73 5PT
4out of 4 2,771 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Greenwood Academy
Farnborough Road , B35 7NL
2out of 4 2,970 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Shrubbery School Ltd
Walmley Ash Road , B76 1HY
- not rated 1,529 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Highclare School
10 Sutton Road , Erdington B23 6QL
- not rated 1,591 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Imedia School
85 Summer Road , Erdington B23 6UT
- not rated 2,158 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Queensbury School
Wood End Road , B24 8BL
- not rated 2,632 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ebn Academy 2
10 High Street , Castle Vale B35 7PR
3out of 4 2,724 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.