Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School

Slough · SL2 1PH

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 684 pupils, 32.8% FSM

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Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School

General Information

Address: Penn Road, Slough, SL2 1PH – View on map
Phone: 01753521811
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Fletcher
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 77 families put it first for 89 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 89 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

684 pupils out of 734 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 207
% eligible for free school meals: 32.8%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (less mixed than the Slough average)
English as an additional language: 88% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (Slough 19.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 57% moved to another school, 43% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Slough: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Slough, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 82 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 29 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 83% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 17% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 13 percentage points above the Slough average (70%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 75% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 75%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 88% · Writing 89% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 81%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 108
Based on: 90 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSlough averageEngland↗ Improving Up 16 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 13 percentage points above the Slough average (70%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 4th of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

#2Khalsa Primary School86%
#3Western House Academy85%
=4Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School83%
=4The Godolphin Junior Academy83%
#6James Elliman Academy80%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School90%
#2Khalsa Primary School86%
#3Western House Academy85%
=4Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School83%
=4The Godolphin Junior Academy83%
#6James Elliman Academy80%
#7Montem Academy79%
#8Willow Primary School78%
=9Holy Family Catholic Primary School77%
=9Lynch Hill School Primary Academy77%
=9Marish Primary School77%
#12Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School74%
=13Colnbrook Church of England Primary School73%
=13The Langley Heritage Primary73%
#15St Mary's Church of England Primary School71%
#16Castleview Primary School70%
=17Langley Hall Primary Academy68%
=17Wexham Court Primary School68%
#19Ryvers School64%
#20Claycots School63%
#21The Langley Academy Primary61%
#22Cippenham School59%
#23St Anthony's Catholic Primary School55%
#24Grove Academy50%
#25Priory School49%
#26St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School47%
#27Foxborough Primary School43%

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13th of 20 primary schools in Slough for Ofsted rating

#11Marish Primary SchoolGood
#12Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Penn Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#14Ryvers SchoolGood
#15St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Iqra Slough Islamic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Khalsa Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Montem AcademyOutstanding
#4The Langley Academy PrimaryOutstanding
#5Cippenham SchoolGood
#6Claycots SchoolGood
#7Colnbrook Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Foxborough Primary SchoolGood
#9James Elliman AcademyGood
#10Lynch Hill School Primary AcademyGood
#11Marish Primary SchoolGood
#12Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Penn Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#14Ryvers SchoolGood
#15St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18The Langley Heritage PrimaryGood
#19Western House AcademyGood
#20Wexham Court Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,571 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 21 primary schools in Slough for spending per pupil

#3Foxborough Primary School£8,088
#4Colnbrook Church of England Primary School£7,623
#5Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,571
#6Castleview Primary School£7,183
#7Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School£6,803

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Marish Primary School£8,414
#2Langley Hall Primary Academy£8,344
#3Foxborough Primary School£8,088
#4Colnbrook Church of England Primary School£7,623
#5Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,571
#6Castleview Primary School£7,183
#7Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School£6,803
#8Willow Primary School£6,725
#9Claycots School£6,660
#10St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School£6,474
#11Ryvers School£6,417
#12St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£6,367
#13Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,317
#14Lynch Hill School Primary Academy£6,264
#15The Langley Heritage Primary£6,189
#16Montem Academy£6,077
#17The Langley Academy Primary£5,867
#18James Elliman Academy£5,832
#19Western House Academy£5,806
#20Cippenham School£5,614
#21Khalsa Primary School£5,164

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