Penns Primary School
Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BS
203 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 23 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 84% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 35 | 115 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 18 | 97 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 35 | 124 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 32 | 112 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 36 | 154 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 36 | 137 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 142 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 37 | 158 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Yenton Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Wylde Green Primary School 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Paget Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Abbey Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Gunter Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Osborne Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.