New Invention Infant SchoolWoodlands Academy of Learning

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Willenhall.

Summary of the comparison

New Invention Infant School and Woodlands Academy of Learning are primary schools in Willenhall.

  • New Invention Infant School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Woodlands Academy of Learning scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). New Invention Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • New Invention Infant School was judged the expected standard and Woodlands Academy of Learning was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Woodlands Academy of Learning (60.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

New Invention Infant School versus Woodlands Academy of Learning compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WillenhallNew Invention Infant SchoolWillenhallWoodlands Academy of LearningEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking63rd of 66 in Walsall 29th of 66 in Walsall Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll335 462
Capacity270 472
LocationWillenhall, WV12 5SA Willenhall, WV12 5PR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported69.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census335 462
Free school meals (ever 6)20.4% 34.5%
English as an additional language36.4% 8.4%
SEN support14.9% 10.0%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.7% Stronger figure11.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

New Invention Infant School

Woodlands Academy of Learning

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