Alumwell Infant School
Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carole-Ann Hammond
- Federation
- Cadmus Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 104143
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922720886
About this school
Alumwell Infant School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 267 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 Alumwell 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 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 270 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alumwell Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 43.3% | 267 | — |
| Alumwell Junior School | 53% | 7.1% | 56.1% | 360 | 0.0 miles |
| Reedswood E-ACT Academy | 83% | 4.9% | 42.6% | 478 | 0.3 miles |
| King Charles Primary School | 46% | 7.7% | 43.8% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| Birchills Church of England Community Academy | 37% | 7.5% | 45.4% | 442 | 0.7 miles |
| County Bridge Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 45.5% | 229 | 0.9 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)
- 43.33%
- English as an additional language
- 51.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.12%
- Persistent absence
- 29.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alumwell Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Reedswood E-ACT Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
King Charles Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Birchills Church of England Community Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
County Bridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
- Caldmore Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alumwell Infant School teach?
- Alumwell Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Alumwell Infant School?
- The headteacher of Alumwell Infant School is Mrs Carole-Ann Hammond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alumwell Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alumwell 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 big is Alumwell Infant School?
- Alumwell Infant School has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Alumwell Infant School full?
- Alumwell Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 267 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alumwell Infant School a faith school?
- No. Alumwell Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alumwell Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alumwell Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Alumwell Infant School?
- Alumwell Infant School is part of the Cadmus Family of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Alumwell Infant School's absence rate?
- Alumwell Infant School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Alumwell 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 Alumwell 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.