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Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School

URN
148864
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
URN
148864
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

74 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

70

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

62

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#16 of 61 schools in Dudley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
1 March 2026
Inspection date
20 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

36

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

96

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

36

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Dudley
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Dudley)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Dudley to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

75.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

80.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

73.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

DY6 9AH - New Street, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
New Street, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, West Midlands
Postcode
DY6 9AH
Phone
1384818760
Website
www.chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Dudley
Local authority code
332

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 217 schools in Dudley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

217

Open schools

118

Closed schools

99

Primary schools

130

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Needs attention

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    1 March 202620 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 1 March 2026
    5 December 20214 November 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 5 December 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      1 March 2026
      Inspected
      20 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      5 December 2021
      Inspected
      4 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    37.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 33

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    45

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary130 (60.7%)
    • Secondary45 (21.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other39 (18.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Dawley Brook Primary School462 mPrimaryOpen
    Maidensbridge Primary School660 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's CofE Primary School722 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School722 mPrimaryClosed
    Kingswinford Academy855 mSecondaryOpen
    The Kingswinford School & Science College855 mSecondaryClosed
    Kingswinford Nursery School871 mNurseryClosed
    Summerhill School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    Blanford Mere Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Dawley Brook Primary School
      Distance
      462 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Maidensbridge Primary School
      Distance
      660 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Mary's CofE Primary School
      Distance
      722 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Dudley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alder Coppice First SchoolPrimaryDY3 3PSClosed
    Alder Coppice Primary SchoolPrimaryDY3 3PSOpen
    Amblecote Primary SchoolPrimaryDY8 4DQOpen
    Ashwood Park Primary SchoolPrimaryDY8 5DJOpen
    Beauty Bank Primary SchoolPrimaryDY8 1XFClosed
    • Alder Coppice First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DY3 3PS
      Status
      Closed
    • Alder Coppice Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DY3 3PS
      Status
      Open
    • Amblecote Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DY8 4DQ
      Status
      Open
    • Ashwood Park Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DY8 5DJ
      Status
      Open
    • Beauty Bank Primary School
    St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School
    Distance
    722 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kingswinford Academy
    Distance
    855 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The Kingswinford School & Science College
    Distance
    855 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kingswinford Nursery School
    Distance
    871 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • Summerhill School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Blanford Mere Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DY8 1XF
    Status
    Closed