Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Kingswinford, Dudley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.97 miles
Published by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School is a primary school in Kingswinford, Dudley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Dudley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.97 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.97 miles away, the 9th longest of the 39 Dudley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception distance was nearer than in 2024, and every applicant was offered a place in 1 of the 3 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 39 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dudley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- New Street, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, DY6 9AH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dudley
- Pupils on roll
- 303 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Church of the Ascension is a happy place where pupils enjoy learning.”
- “This joy of learning begins in the early years.”
- “Pupils of all ages feel that they belong because staff make sure that all pupils are valued and made to feel welcome.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, differences in how well teachers deliver the curriculum mean that some pupils do not make the progress they should.”
- “At times, pupils' learning in some classes and in a few subjects is uneven and not as secure as it should be.”
- “There are occasions when some staff provide too much help for pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dudley.
- Dawley Brook Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Maidensbridge Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blanford Mere Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glynne Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bromley Hills Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fairhaven Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crestwood Park Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published