Multi-academy trust
Ascension Catholic Academy Trust
6 schools across 2 local authorities in London, South East, teaching 3,908 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Primary
- 4
- Secondary
- 2
- Pupils
- 3,908
- Average Attainment 8
- 61.8
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 78%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 6 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits above the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.76 (interval 0.61 to 0.91). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 387 pupils across 2 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
4 of the trust's 6 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 2 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 4 Outstanding; 2 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Ascension Catholic Academy Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Rosary Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Staines | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sunbury on Thames | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| St Michael Catholic Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter | Ashford | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | London | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Paul's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Sunbury-on-Thames | Outstanding 2024 | 61.8 | 0.850.65 to 1.05 | |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | London | Outstanding 2024 | 61.8 | 0.660.43 to 0.89 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.