Abbey Infant SchoolAnnie Lennard Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Smethwick.

Summary of the comparison

Abbey Infant School and Annie Lennard Primary School are primary schools in Smethwick.

  • Abbey Infant School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Annie Lennard Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Abbey Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbey Infant School was judged Good and Annie Lennard Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Annie Lennard Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbey Infant School versus Annie Lennard Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SmethwickAbbey Infant SchoolSmethwickAnnie Lennard Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking87th of 91 in Sandwell 54th of 91 in Sandwell Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll278 228
Capacity270 236
LocationSmethwick, B67 5LR Smethwick, B67 6LE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported62.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census278 228
Free school meals (ever 6)15.7% 37.7%
English as an additional language24.5% 45.2%
SEN support10.1% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.7% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.8% Stronger figure8.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbey Infant School

Annie Lennard Primary School

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