Albright Education Centre
Albright Education Centre is a pupil referral unit in Tipton for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 20 pupils and room for 40. About 45 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
South Tipton Campus Site, Alexandra Road, Tipton, DY4 7NR0121 533 5806albrighteducationcentre.co.ukMrs Catherine Hazelwood headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 15 October 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sandwell council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (13), language and communications needs (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 20 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 45% | 40% | 46% | 73% | 40% | 71% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 100% | 64% | 64% | 80% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 36% | 36% | 0% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 8 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| Education | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 17% | 0% |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 Academy Tipton | Academy | 0 m | 1,563 | No overall grade 2025 | 10 | Compare |
| Blackwater Academy Sandwell | Independent | 290 m | 38 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Joseph Turner Primary School | Council | 400 m | 408 | Good 2024 | 40 | Compare |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 440 m | 233 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
| Summerhill Primary Academy | Academy | 570 m | 778 | Report card 2026 | 9 | Compare |
| Great Bridge Primary School | Council | 750 m | 457 | Good 2024 | 49 | Compare |
| Jubilee Park Academy | Academy | 870 m | 200 | Good 2020 | 26 | Compare |
| Compass Community School Victoria Park | Independent | 990 m | 30 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Albright Education Centre a good school?
Albright Education Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in October 2024.
What is Albright Education Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Albright Education Centre not judged at its last full inspection on 15 October 2024.
How many pupils does Albright Education Centre have?
20 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 40 places, so it is 50% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- South Tipton Campus Site, Alexandra Road, Tipton, DY4 7NR
- Telephone
- 0121 533 5806
- Website
- www.albrighteducationcentre.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Hazelwood
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward
- Great Bridge
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 1994
- URN
- 103887 · LAESTAB 3331100 · UKPRN 10017199
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.