Albert Pritchard Infant School

Albert Pritchard Infant School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school creates a welcoming environment where pupils are encouraged to embody values such as resilience and belonging. There is a strong focus on high expectations for behavior and learning, with effective support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs. The curriculum is ambitious, particularly in English and mathematics, although some subjects still require clearer content guidance for pupils. Leaders have worked hard to address increased absence rates since the pandemic, which is gradually improving but remains a concern. Overall, the school has a strong community feel and offers many enriching experiences beyond the classroom.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behavior and learning
• Strong focus on safeguarding and pupil well-being
• Ambitious curriculum with engaging learning opportunities
• Effective phonics teaching leading to confident readers
• Inclusive environment supporting pupils with SEND
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Opportunities for pupil leadership and extra-curricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, curriculum content is not clearly defined
• Pupil absence rates are higher than desired
• Low participation in extra-curricular activities

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Albert Pritchard Infant School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Albert Pritchard Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Albert Pritchard Infant School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.6% of pupils at Albert Pritchard Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Albert Pritchard Infant School received £7,459 and spent £8,012 for each of its 229 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £278,000 (£1,218 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Wednesbury · Sandwell local authority: places and applications

Albert Pritchard Infant School is part of Wednesday Learning Community Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Wood Green Junior School Wednesbury
• Old Park Primary School Wednesbury
• Park Hill Primary School Wednesbury
• Moorlands Primary School West Bromwich
• Harvills Hawthorn Primary School West Bromwich

What is Albert Pritchard Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Albert Pritchard Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Albert Pritchard Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Albert Pritchard Infant School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Albert Pritchard Infant School have?

Albert Pritchard Infant School has 244 pupils on roll.

What age range does Albert Pritchard Infant School cover?

Albert Pritchard Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Albert Pritchard Infant School?

Albert Pritchard Infant School is at Crew Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QG.