Penns Primary School
Primary schoolPenns Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 13 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- 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
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 84% of pupils at Penns Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Yenton Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Wylde Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Paget Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- The Shrubbery School LtdIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).