Albert Pritchard Infant School
Crew Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Wednesday Learning Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carla Clarke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Albert Pritchard Infant School and Wood Green Junior School Federation
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 103906
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215560858
About this school
Albert Pritchard Infant School is a foundation primary school in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 244 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Albert Pritchard Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Albert Pritchard Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 266 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Albert Pritchard Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.9% | 31.3% | 244 | — |
| Wood Green Junior School | 60% | 5.4% | 42.1% | 340 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 4.3% | 27.3% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| Old Park Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 28.9% | 471 | 0.4 miles |
| Kings Hill Primary School | 74% | 7.8% | 41.4% | 459 | 0.6 miles |
| Mesty Croft Primary | 46% | 6% | 43.9% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.25%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 19.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood Green Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
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Old Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
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Kings Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
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Mesty Croft Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other schools in Wednesbury
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Mesty Croft Primary Primary
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School Primary
- Old Park Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
- Salisbury Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tameside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Albert Pritchard Infant School teach?
- Albert Pritchard Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Albert Pritchard Infant School?
- The headteacher of Albert Pritchard Infant School is Mrs Carla Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Albert Pritchard Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Albert Pritchard Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Albert Pritchard Infant School?
- Albert Pritchard Infant School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Albert Pritchard Infant School full?
- Albert Pritchard Infant School has capacity for 350 pupils and 244 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Albert Pritchard Infant School a faith school?
- No. Albert Pritchard Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Albert Pritchard Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Albert Pritchard Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Albert Pritchard Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Albert Pritchard Infant School is part of Wednesday Learning Community Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Albert Pritchard Infant School's absence rate?
- Albert Pritchard Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Albert Pritchard Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Albert Pritchard Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.