Alumwell Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Walsall
Alumwell Infant School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 267 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils who attend Alumwell Infant School are happy, feel safe and enjoy their learning.”
- “Staff have strong relationships with pupils and want the best for them.”
- “The school’s values of ‘we learn, we grow, we achieve’ are evident through the care given to pupils.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding throughout lessons.”
- “This means staff do not always know when pupils are stuck or need more help.”
- “However, there are still too many pupils who are absent and persistently absent from school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 80 first-preference applications, 82 offers in total, 80 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 2014 to 2026, as Walsall published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Alumwell Junior School 0.0 mi Good
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Charles Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- County Bridge Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Croft Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bentley West Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published