Albert Pritchard Infant School
Crew Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Albert Pritchard Infant School is a primary school in Wednesbury for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 133 schools in Sandwell. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 July 2023, report published 20 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 July 2023
This is a happy school where everyone is made to feel welcome. Pupils know and live the school's values of resilience, belonging and hope. They relish occasions such as singing with choirs from across Wednesbury at Lichfield Cathedral. Pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school. They told inspectors about how much they enjoy running the 'never be lonely library' at playtimes and making sure others are happy. Staff have high expectations of all pupils, including of how they behave. Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and behave well. Lessons are calm and pupils work hard. Poor behaviour is rare, but when it happens, staff help pupils to understand how they can improve it. Relationships between pupils and staff are positive and pupils feel well cared for. Since the pandemic, levels of pupils' absence have been higher than before, and remain so. Leaders have worked tirelessly to reduce absence and it is reducing. But levels are still higher than leaders know they could be. This means pupils miss out on learning.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, leaders have not set out what children need to know in sufficient detail. This means that pupils are not learning and remembering as much as they could. Leaders need to set out exactly the curriculum content that teachers need to teach in these subjects, and when they need to teach it. This will help pupils learn more and remember more.
- Despite the best efforts of leaders and staff, too many pupils are still absent from school too often. This means that some pupils are missing important learning. Leaders need to find alternative strategies to work with parents, so that pupils attend school regularly and do not miss valuable learning opportunities.
- Despite leaders offering extra-curricular activities, take up is not high. This means that not as many pupils are benefitting from these activities as could be. Leaders should analyse the attendance at extra-curricular activities carefully to establish why take up is lower than they would like. They should then adapt provision to maximise the numbers of pupils attending and benefitting from these activities.
Pupil numbers and mix
244 pupils on roll, with places for 350
Schools near Albert Pritchard Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Green Junior School | 0.2 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Old Park Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 68% met the expected standard |
| Kings Hill Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 74% met the expected standard |
| Mesty Croft Primary | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 46% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- Wednesday Learning Community Trust
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carla Clarke
- Phone
- 01215560858
- Address
- Crew Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QG
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- URN
- 103906
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.