Discovery Academy is a school located in Nuneaton. 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 04/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 16.3%, which is 12.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Vernons Lane, Nuneaton

School Information

Address: Vernons Lane, Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Website:
Telephone: 02477103370
School Type: Academy special sponsor led
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Warwickshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Pike
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140654

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 95
Number of Pupils: 97
Number of Boys: 73
Number of Girls: 24

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 16.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 48.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.4 Confidence interval -12 to -2.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.3 Confidence interval -12.5 to -4.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -12.9 Confidence interval -16.9 to -8.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:92
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:87
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.78 Confidence interval -3.62 to -1.95
Of the 9 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 9 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:SUPP
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:11.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:1.17
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stockingford Maintained Nursery School
St Paul's Road , Stockingford CV10 8HW 		3out of 4 1,643 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen's Church of England Academy
Bentley Road , CV11 5LR 		3out of 4 432 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Abbey CofE Infant School
Aston Road , CV11 5EL 		4out of 4 765 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Croft Junior School
Northumberland Avenue , Stockingford CV10 8ER 		3out of 4 914 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chilvers Coton Community Infant School
Fitton Street , CV11 5RB 		3out of 4 1,255 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Camp Hill Primary School
Holly Stitches Road , CV10 9QA 		3out of 4 1,278 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Greenmoor Road , CV10 7EX 		3out of 4 1,013 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Nuneaton Academy
Radnor Drive , CV10 7PD 		2out of 4 1,835 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Etone College
Leicester Road , CV11 6AA 		3out of 4 1,950 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Higham Lane School
Shanklin Drive , CV10 0BJ 		4out of 4 2,350 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The George Eliot School
Raveloe Drive , CV11 4QP 		2out of 4 2,810 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI College
King Edward Road , CV11 4BE 		- not rated 1,727 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College
Hinckley Road , CV11 6BH 		- not rated 2,635 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Discovery Academy
Vernons Lane , CV11 5SS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Values Academy
Grove Road , CV10 8JX 		- not rated 1,758 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
ALP Nuneaton
Holman Way , Nuneaton CV11 4PN 		- not rated 2,144 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oak Wood Primary School
Morris Drive , CV11 4QH 		3out of 4 2,524 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oak Wood Secondary School
Morris Drive , CV11 4QH 		3out of 4 2,524 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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