Hanbury Primary School
2 Hanbury Road, West Bromwich, B70 9NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Wendy Lawrence
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 483
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 131178
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215531427
About this school
Hanbury Primary School is a community primary school in West Bromwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 63 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 75% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Hanbury 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 | 43% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 478 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hanbury Primary School compares
Hanbury Primary School ranked 70th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.8% | 37% | 452 | — |
| Lodge Primary School | 61% | 6% | 36.4% | 418 | 0.3 miles |
| Ryders Green Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 38.1% | 452 | 0.5 miles |
| Lyng Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 36.4% | 453 | 0.6 miles |
| Hargate Primary School | 66% | 5.3% | 38.9% | 493 | 0.8 miles |
| Newtown Primary School | 48% | 5% | 47.9% | 203 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
- 25 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report3 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.96%
- English as an additional language
- 57.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 18.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lodge Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Ryders Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Lyng Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Hargate Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Newtown Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
Other schools in West Bromwich
Hanbury Primary School ranks 15th of the 17 ranked primary schools in West Bromwich.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Eaton Valley Primary School Primary
- Hall Green Primary School Primary
- Hargate Primary School Primary
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School Primary
- Hateley Heath Academy Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- King George V Primary School Primary
- Lodge Primary School Primary
- Lyng Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Primary School Primary
- Newtown Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hanbury Primary School teach?
- Hanbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in West Bromwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Hanbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hanbury Primary School is Miss Wendy Lawrence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hanbury Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hanbury 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 big is Hanbury Primary School?
- Hanbury Primary School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hanbury Primary School full?
- Hanbury Primary School has capacity for 483 pupils and 452 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hanbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hanbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hanbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hanbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hanbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hanbury Primary School rank locally?
- Hanbury Primary School ranked 70th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hanbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Hanbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hanbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hanbury 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 30 June 2026.