Pennyhill Primary School
Hollyhedge Road, West Bromwich, B71 3BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Elaine Williams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 647
- URN
- 135215
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215882230
About this school
Pennyhill Primary School is a community primary school in West Bromwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 647 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pennyhill 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 88 | 89 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 55% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 72% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 79% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Pennyhill 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 | 60% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 672 |
| 2024/25 | 658 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pennyhill Primary School compares
Pennyhill Primary School ranked 66th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.5% | 43.3% | 647 | — |
| Hall Green Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 38.1% | 466 | 0.5 miles |
| The Priory Primary School | 63% | 5% | 50.8% | 458 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 42% | 5.1% | 29.1% | 229 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 28.5% | 454 | 0.9 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | 55% | 8.3% | 37.4% | 206 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.28%
- English as an additional language
- 43.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.45%
- Persistent absence
- 18.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hall Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
The Priory Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
All Saints CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Moorlands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
Other schools in West Bromwich
Pennyhill Primary School ranks 14th 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
- Hanbury 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
Common questions
- What ages does Pennyhill Primary School teach?
- Pennyhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in West Bromwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Pennyhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pennyhill Primary School is Miss Elaine Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pennyhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pennyhill 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 Pennyhill Primary School?
- Pennyhill Primary School has 647 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pennyhill Primary School full?
- Pennyhill Primary School has capacity for 660 pupils and 647 on roll (98%), 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 Pennyhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pennyhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pennyhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pennyhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Pennyhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pennyhill Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Pennyhill Primary School ranked 66th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pennyhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Pennyhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pennyhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pennyhill 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 1 July 2026.