New Invention Infant School
Community school in Willenhall, Walsall.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 320 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 270 |
| Free school meals | 19.00% |
| Local authority | Walsall |
| Address | Cannock Road, New Invention, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 5SA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.invention-i.walsall.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01922710871 |
| URN | 104187 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 November 2021, published 19 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- New Invention Learning Academy (primary school, about 0.0 km)
- Beacon Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Woodlands Academy of Learning (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Pool Hayes Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Oak Meadow Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Short Heath Junior School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.