New Invention Infant School
Cannock Road, New Invention, Willenhall, WV12 5SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Ann Naffati
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 104187
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922710871
About this school
New Invention Infant School is a community primary school in Willenhall. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 320 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Invention Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How New Invention Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 338 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Invention Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 20.4% | 320 | — |
| New Invention Learning Academy | 79% | 2.6% | 22.2% | 362 | 0.0 miles |
| Woodlands Academy of Learning | 69% | 5.1% | 34.5% | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| Beacon Academy | — | — | — | 488 | 0.4 miles |
| Pool Hayes Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Oak Meadow Primary School | 87% | 5.2% | 35.4% | 412 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.37%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 5.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Invention Learning Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Willenhall
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Woodlands Academy of Learning0.4 miles
Primary · Willenhall
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Beacon Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Pool Hayes Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Willenhall
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Oak Meadow Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Willenhall
- Barcroft Academy Primary
- Fibbersley Park Academy Primary
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
- New Invention Learning Academy Primary
- Pool Hayes Primary School Primary
- Rosedale Church of England C Infant School Primary
- Short Heath Junior School Primary
- St Giles Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stow Heath Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Academy of Learning Primary
- Lane Head Nursery School Nursery
- Pool Hayes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does New Invention Infant School teach?
- New Invention Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Willenhall.
- Who is the headteacher of New Invention Infant School?
- The headteacher of New Invention Infant School is Mrs Debbie Ann Naffati, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Invention Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Invention Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at New Invention Infant School?
- New Invention Infant School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is New Invention Infant School full?
- New Invention Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 320 on roll (119%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is New Invention Infant School a faith school?
- No. New Invention Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Invention Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Invention Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does New Invention Infant School have?
- The schools register lists New Invention Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is New Invention Infant School's absence rate?
- New Invention Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does New Invention Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for New Invention Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.