Albert Pritchard Infant School
Foundation primary school in Wednesbury (Sandwell).
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Early years (EYFS)
Good
Ofsted, Jul 2023
Attendance rate
92.1%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.4
▼ 2.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.2%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
17.6%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
70%
244 / 350 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
27.3%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 17-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Sandwell (local council)
- Type of school
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Federation
- Albert Pritchard Infant School and Wood Green Junior School Federation
- Trust
- Wednesday Learning Community Trust (named in the register, no trust page available)
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 8 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Sandwell has 134 schools on the register, including 59 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, sometimes with foundation governors, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.