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Annie Lennard Primary School

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Community school in Smethwick, B67 6LE, taking ages 3 to 11, 229 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted, Jan 2025
1.293 mi Admitted from, varies
97% Full
62.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Annie Lennard Primary School lived 1.293 miles away, according to Sandwell. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 1.293 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Annie Lennard Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 1.293 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 229 pupils in 236 places (97% full)
Local authoritySandwell

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 62.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 62.0%
2023/24 61.0%
2022/23 40.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Annie Lennard Primary School

Girls and boys52.8% girls, 47.2% boys
English as an additional language45.9% of pupils
Free school meals33.2% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Annie Lennard Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.293 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is B66 at £174,000; the dearest, B68, £220,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
B66 Sandwell 1.1 mi £174,000 53 sales
B67 Sandwell 0.4 mi £215,000 84 sales
B68 Sandwell 0.7 mi £220,000 97 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Annie Lennard Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around B67: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Annie Lennard Primary School?

Annie Lennard Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 1.293 miles away, per Sandwell.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Annie Lennard Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.293 miles was enough in varies. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Annie Lennard Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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