Academy converter · Dudley

Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
303Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
148864URN

New Street, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, DY6 9AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.2 above Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

101 applications for 39 places · 24th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School, URN 103835

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Dudley median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

101 applications · 39 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.4; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School (URN 103835), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	39	101	2.6	31	0.79
Sep 2025	36	96	2.7	33	0.92
Sep 2024	43	94	2.2	43	1.00
Sep 2023	38	100	2.6	37	0.97
Sep 2022 *	45	95	2.1	42	0.93
Sep 2021 *	45	106	2.4	51	1.13
Sep 2020 *	44	109	2.5	51	1.16
Sep 2019 *	37	83	2.2	37	1.00
Sep 2018 *	36	82	2.3	33	0.92
Sep 2017 *	45	111	2.5	47	1.04
Sep 2016 *	45	99	2.2	43	0.96
Sep 2015 *	41	86	2.1	40	0.98
Sep 2014 *	38	94	2.5	32	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%15th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	14%	105	104
2023/24	62%	18%	105	106
2022/23	77%	17%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Church of the Ascension CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Dawley Brook Primary School
0.5 km · Dudley

Good2024

3.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Maidensbridge Primary School
0.7 km · Dudley

Good2022

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Dudley

2026

3.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Blanford Mere Primary School
1.1 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Glynne Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE (C) Primary School
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bromley Hills Primary School
2.3 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Fairhaven Primary School
2.5 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2021

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148864 · 332/3007
Trust: Elements Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 303 on roll
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2022
Replaced: Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School (URN 103835)
Address: New Street, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, DY6 9AH
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources