The Discovery School is a primary school located in West Malling. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/11/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Discovery Drive, West Malling, ME19 4GJ
Website: www.discovery.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01732847000
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Tina Gobell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134057

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 623
Number of Boys: 309
Number of Girls: 314

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.7
Writing
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Discovery School
Discovery Drive , Kings Hill ME19 4GJ
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
Crispin Way , Kings Hill ME19 4LS
3out of 4 1,468 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill
Warwick Way (Off Tower View) , Kings Hill ME19 4AL
3out of 4 1,548 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School
147 Bow Road , Wateringbury ME18 5EA
3out of 4 2,697 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
More Park Catholic Primary School
Lucks Hill , ME19 6HN
3out of 4 2,823 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Malling School
Beech Road , East Malling ME19 6DH
2out of 4 2,543 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.