Penns Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom with 203 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 13 January 2026: strong standard in 4 areas, expected standard in 2; safeguarding met. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Lunchtime Supervisor (closes 11 December).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Helen Lowe, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
203 pupils · 50% girls · 16.7% eligible for free school meals · 18.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
37 (18.2%) on SEN support · 2 (1.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
At Penns Primary, our Lunchtime Supervisors play an important role in ensuring that every pupil enjoys a safe, happy and positive lunchtime experience. Working as part of our…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
84%
6%
2023/24
87%
3%
2022/23
73%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Report card (13 January 2026)
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and well-being
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
13 January 2026
Report card
Strong standard in 4 areas, expected standard in 2; safeguarding met
5 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
10.0
20.3
–
0
£52,603
2024/25
10.2
20.7
0%
0
£47,484
2023/24
9.2
22.9
0%
0
£45,446
2022/23
10.2
20.7
10%
0
£51,025
2021/22
9.9
21.1
0%
0
£43,489
2020/21
9.6
22.0
10%
0
£42,604
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
9.6
22.1
0%
0
£40,832
2018/19
9.6
22.0
0%
0
£39,292
2017/18
9.6
21.9
10%
0
£38,718
2016/17
10.6
19.8
19%
0
£38,715
2015/16
10.6
19.8
0%
0
£37,532
2014/15
9.6
22.1
10%
0
£37,980
2013/14
10.1
20.9
40%
0
£36,878
2012/13
10.6
19.8
9%
0
£36,573
2011/12
10.6
19.6
9%
0
£35,496
2010/11
12.4
16.9
18%
0
£35,045
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
3.3%
0.7%
6.6%
0.0%
2024/25
2.8%
0.5%
3.3%
0.0%
2023/24
3.3%
0.8%
3.3%
0.0%
2022/23
2.6%
0.3%
3.3%
0.0%
2021/22
3.2%
0.3%
4.9%
0.0%
2020/21
1.6%
0.1%
2.8%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
2.4%
0.2%
4.4%
0.0%
2017/18
3.1%
0.3%
6.0%
0.6%
2016/17
2.9%
0.3%
2.8%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 teaching. Most often advertised: Class Teacher. Last advertised June 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.