Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School

New Street, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, DY6 9AH

Local ranking55th of 77 primary schools in Dudley

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School (URN 103835) since 1 November 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 73.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 14.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 80.0%
Writing (Expected): 75.0%
Maths (Expected): 80.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 84.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 44

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 312
Boys: 154 (49%)
Girls: 158 (51%)
Capacity: 315 (99% full)
SEND: 9.6%
FSM Eligible: 6.1%
EAL: 3.2%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.9%
SEN Support: 6.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 20.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 15.0
Budget per Pupil: £5,965/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 6.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 89.4%
Asian Indian: 2.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
White Other: 1.3%
Mixed Other: 1.3%
Black Caribbean: 1.0%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%

89.4%

White British

2.6%

Asian Indian

2.2%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01384818760

data@chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk

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New Street

Kingswinford, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 148864
UKPRN: 10089766
Establishment No.: 3007
Trust: ELEMENTS DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST

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