Annie Lennard Primary School, Smethwick
Annie Lennard Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Smethwick. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 15 schools in Smethwick with published results, and 11,173rd of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sandwell (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Annie Lennard Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Annie Lennard Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 77% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Annie Lennard Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Annie Lennard Primary School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Annie Lennard Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Annie Lennard Primary School are Abbey Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); Abbey Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 83% maths); Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 69% maths); and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 70% reading, 60% maths).
Annie Lennard Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Abbey Infant SchoolAbbey Junior SchoolUplands Manor Primary School and NurserySt Gregory's Catholic Primary School
What parents say
68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Annie Lennard Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).
Who goes there
45.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (34%), Asian (34%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 27 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 15 (6.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Langley Green Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pavilion Avenue (adjacent), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Annie Lennard Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Annie Lennard Primary School are Bristnall Hall Academy (0.4 miles), Q3 Academy Langley (0.7 miles), Lordswood Boys' School (1.1 miles) and Oldbury Academy (1.1 miles).
Bristnall Hall AcademyQ3 Academy LangleyLordswood Boys' SchoolOldbury Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Annie Lennard Primary creates a warm, supportive environment where children thrive both academically and emotionally. The school has a strong focus on reading from the very start, with consistent phonics teaching that helps all children become confident readers. Behaviour is excellent because clear expectations are applied fairly and consistently, and pupils genuinely enjoy being part of the school community.
Key Strengths
- Excellent reading provision with consistent phonics teaching from early years, ensuring pupils develop fluency and confidence
- Clear behaviour expectations that are consistently applied, resulting in excellent pupil conduct in classrooms and around school
- Strong focus on pupils' personal development including healthy lifestyles, online safety, and emotional well-being
- Caring staff who know pupils well and build positive relationships with families
- Well-developed curriculum with carefully ordered key knowledge and skills
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects lack thorough assessment approaches, meaning teachers don't always identify when pupils have gaps in knowledge
- Inconsistent differentiation across subjects - tasks are not always adapted well enough to meet the diverse needs of all pupils
- Staff expertise in adapting teaching needs to be developed further in some subjects to help all pupils achieve their best
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear policies and staff awareness of pupil safety.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school multi-sports club, art club, national singing events, residential visits, playground buddies programme
Annie Lennard Primary School is a Good school where pupils are at the heart of all that it does, with high expectations for all pupils who achieve well in a caring and supportive environment.
At a Glance
33.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
68 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Annie Lennard Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Annie Lennard Primary School.
- 4 Community Trust Uplands and Breakaway Club520m away · Not yet graded
- Premier Education Holiday Camp St Gregorys Catholic Primary School740m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Annie Lennard Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Lilliput Lodge Children's Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 25 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- 4 Community Trust Hurst Road - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted report card, 3 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Tiny Steps Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.3 milesOfsted, 7 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Baby Steps Daycare - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted report card, 24 April 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Little Angels Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 10 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Annie Lennard Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sandwell. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Annie Lennard Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Annie Lennard Primary School is in Sandwell; for families living there:
Apply to Sandwell for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 16 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Annie Lennard Primary School
Will you get a place at Annie Lennard Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 27 first choices for 29 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
205 pupils
239 places
34 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Sandwell council
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,985
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Sandwell council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Oldbury Primary planning area (Sandwell) will have 444 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 3 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
18.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
229
Total Pupils
108
Boys
121
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
20.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,019
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,014
Per pupil
£1385k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
8.8%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Annie Lennard Primary School
What are SATs results like at Annie Lennard Primary School?
Of the pupils at Annie Lennard Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Annie Lennard Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Annie Lennard Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in July 2019, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Annie Lennard Primary School?
Annie Lennard Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 239 places.
How big are the classes at Annie Lennard Primary School?
Classes at Annie Lennard Primary School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Annie Lennard Primary School?
Annie Lennard Primary School has around 229 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Annie Lennard Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Annie Lennard Primary School in 2024/25. 8.8% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Annie Lennard Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Annie Lennard Primary School: 4 Community Trust Uplands and Breakaway Club (520m away, registered, not yet graded) and Premier Education Holiday Camp St Gregorys Catholic Primary School (740m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are Annie Lennard Primary School's term dates?
Annie Lennard Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sandwell. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Annie Lennard Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 16 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Annie Lennard Primary School?
Annie Lennard Primary School is at The Oval, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 6LE.
Sources: Sandwell term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)