Annie Lennard Primary School
The Oval, Smethwick, B67 6LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Crozier
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 103932
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214294284
About this school
Annie Lennard Primary School is a community primary school in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Annie Lennard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 77% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 71% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Annie Lennard Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Annie Lennard Primary School compares
Annie Lennard Primary School ranked 46th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.5% | 37.7% | 229 | — |
| Abbey Infant School | — | 4.8% | 15.7% | 280 | 0.3 miles |
| Abbey Junior School | 74% | 3.8% | 24.9% | 357 | 0.4 miles |
| Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 6.5% | 46.1% | 734 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Moat Farm Junior School | 78% | 3.4% | 39.8% | 477 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.68%
- English as an additional language
- 45.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 8.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbey Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Abbey Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Moat Farm Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other schools in Smethwick
Annie Lennard Primary School ranks 10th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Smethwick.
- Abbey Infant School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Bearwood Primary School Primary
- Cape Primary School Primary
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primary
- Devonshire Infant Academy Primary
- Devonshire Junior Academy Primary
- Galton Valley Primary School Primary
- George Betts Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Annie Lennard Primary School teach?
- Annie Lennard Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the headteacher of Annie Lennard Primary School?
- The headteacher of Annie Lennard Primary School is Mrs Natalie Crozier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Annie Lennard Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Annie Lennard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Annie Lennard Primary School?
- Annie Lennard Primary School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Annie Lennard Primary School full?
- Annie Lennard Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 229 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Annie Lennard Primary School a faith school?
- No. Annie Lennard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Annie Lennard Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Annie Lennard Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Annie Lennard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Annie Lennard Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Annie Lennard Primary School ranked 46th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Annie Lennard Primary School's absence rate?
- Annie Lennard Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Annie Lennard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Annie Lennard Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.