Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Kingswinford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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New Street, Kingswinford

School Information

Address: New Street, Kingswinford, DY6 9AH
Website: www.chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk
Telephone: 01384818760
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Hudson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103835

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 294
Number of Boys: 144
Number of Girls: 150

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1 to 2.4
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
New Street , Wall Heath DY6 9AH 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Dawley Brook Primary School
Dubarry Avenue , Valley Fields DY6 9BP 		3out of 4 504 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Maidensbridge Primary School
Beachcroft Road , Wall Heath DY6 0HX 		3out of 4 721 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School
Queen Street , DY6 7AQ 		3out of 4 789 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Blanford Mere Primary School
Mimosa Walk , DY6 7EA 		3out of 4 1,230 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingswinford Academy
Water Street , DY6 7AD 		3out of 4 934 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Summerhill School
Lodge Lane , DY6 9XE 		3out of 4 1,225 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane , Kingswinford DY6 8QG 		3out of 4 2,515 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Brier School
Bromley Lane , DY6 8QN 		4out of 4 2,463 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site , Buckpool Way DY8 5ST 		3out of 4 3,063 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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