Penns Primary School

State-Funded School

penns-primary-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Sutton ColdfieldConstituency

B72 1BSPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Penns Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 203 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 23 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 87%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

52%

Asian

21%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

203

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 203
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Feb 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.