Albert Pritchard Infant School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–7 · Wednesbury, Sandwell
Albert Pritchard Infant School is a primary school in Wednesbury, Sandwell for ages 3–7 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Crew Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QG
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “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.”
To improve
- “Since the pandemic, levels of pupils’ absence have been higher than before, and remain so.”
- “But levels are still higher than leaders know they could be.”
- “This means pupils miss out on learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Sandwell published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Wood Green Junior School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Old Park Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mesty Croft Primary 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Hill Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Holyhead Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tameside Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published