# Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School

Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School is a primary school in Dudley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 303 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148864. [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 303
- Council: Dudley
- URN: 148864

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- 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: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Dudley and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Dudley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Dawley Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dawley-brook-primary-school-e103781): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Maidensbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidensbridge-primary-school-e103779): 660 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e148937): 720 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingswinford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswinford-academy-e137773): 860 m. Secondary. School remains Good, July 2024. Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Summerhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-school-e103854): 1.1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Blanford Mere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blanford-mere-primary-school-e103792): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148864)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148864)

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