New Invention Learning Academy
Primary schoolNew Invention Learning Academy is a primary school in Walsall, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 362 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 79% of pupils at New Invention Learning Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Walsall and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- New Invention Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met10 m
- Woodlands Academy of LearningPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Beacon AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024, before the school changed700 m
- Pool Hayes Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2023, before the school changed820 m
- Coppice Performing Arts SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional)900 m
- Lane Head Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, May 2025930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Walsall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).