There are four primary schools within Penn: Springdale, St Bartholomew's C of E, Warstones and Woodfield, all of which have nursery schools included. There is one secondary school: Highfields located on the edge of Waratones housing estate. There is also a community special school called Penn Hall School. in Vicarage Road. A secondary school also existed in Manor Road (Penn Secondary Modern School) which was later used by Colton Hills Secondary School for the first two years of senior school prior to expansion of the main Colton Hills site. Shortly after closure, the school buildings were demolished to make way for the present Penn Manor Medical Centre with housing built on the remaining site.