Discovery Academy is a secondary school located in Stoke-on-Trent. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good, management effectiveness is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Discovery Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Website: http://www.thediscoveryacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01782882100
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rob Kelsall
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136681

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1267
Number of Boys: 631
Number of Girls: 636

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -0.48 to -0.13
Of the 206 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 201 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.34
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bentilee Nursery School
Dawlish Drive , Bentilee ST2 0HW 		4out of 4 1,244 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maple Court Academy
Beverley Drive , Bentilee ST2 0QD 		3out of 4 514 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sandford Hill Primary School
Clayfield Grove , Sandford Hill ST3 5AQ 		4out of 4 1,405 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy
Anchor Road , Sandford Hill ST3 5EW 		3out of 4 1,846 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy
Aylesbury Road , Bentilee ST2 0LY 		3out of 4 1,860 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Co-Op Academy Clarice Cliff
Goldenhill Road , ST4 3DP 		- not rated 2,117 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Discovery Academy
Discovery Drive , Bentilee ST2 0GA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Longton Hall Road , Longton ST3 2NJ 		3out of 4 3,214 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit
Willeton Street , Bucknall ST2 9JA 		3out of 4 2,669 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbey Hill School and College
Box Lane , Meir ST3 5PP 		3out of 4 3,072 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Aurora Hanley School
Cambrian Way , off Eaves Lane ST2 8PQ 		- not rated 3,115 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Intuition Holistic Education
020 , Rosslyn Road ST3 4JD 		- not rated 3,172 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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