New Invention Learning Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Walsall
Cannock Road, Willenhall, WV12 5SA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
97.4%
2.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
362
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alan Pearson
- Address
- Cannock Road, New Invention, Willenhall, WV12 5SA
- Phone
- 01922710376
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward / constituency
- New Invention · Wolverhampton North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151019
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PRIMARY LEARNING TRUST
362 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
24 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention Post-16 provision Not applicable
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 374 pupils
Attendance
97.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 79% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 10% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Walsall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.