Prince Albert Junior and Infant School
Albert Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 5NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PA COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Sumayya Patel
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prince Albert Community Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 665
- Pupils on roll
- 740
- URN
- 142230
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213270594
About this school
Prince Albert Junior and Infant School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 740 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 94 | 94 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 89% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Prince Albert Junior and 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 691 |
| 2023/24 | 702 |
| 2024/25 | 715 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prince Albert Junior and Infant School compares
Prince Albert Junior and Infant School ranked 35th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 7% | 59.4% | 740 | — |
| Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy | 44% | 6.1% | 65.2% | 377 | 0.0 miles |
| Aston Tower Community Primary School | 73% | 7.7% | 64.8% | 326 | 0.4 miles |
| Birchfield Primary School | 72% | 6% | 40.8% | 605 | 0.4 miles |
| Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery | 77% | 5.9% | 68.7% | 458 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | 58% | 5% | 50.5% | 173 | 0.5 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)
- 59.35%
- English as an additional language
- 65.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 21.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Aston Tower Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Birchfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Sacred Heart Catholic School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Prince Albert Junior and Infant School ranks 33rd of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Prince Albert Junior and Infant School teach?
- Prince Albert Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Prince Albert Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Prince Albert Junior and Infant School is Sumayya Patel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prince Albert Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prince Albert Junior and 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 Prince Albert Junior and Infant School?
- Prince Albert Junior and Infant School has 740 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Prince Albert Junior and Infant School full?
- Prince Albert Junior and Infant School has capacity for 665 pupils and 740 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Prince Albert Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Prince Albert Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prince Albert Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Prince Albert Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Prince Albert Junior and Infant School?
- Prince Albert Junior and Infant School is part of PA COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Prince Albert Junior and Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Prince Albert Junior and Infant School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Prince Albert Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Prince Albert Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Prince Albert Junior and Infant School ranked 35th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Prince Albert Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Prince Albert Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Prince Albert Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Prince Albert Junior and Infant School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 2 July 2026.