Discovery Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Unique reference
- 131109
- Address
- Battery Road, Thamesmead, SE28 0JN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 638 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.1%
- Girls
- 54.9%
- First language not English
- 32.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 30.3%
African 49.7%
Mixed 13.8%
Other White 11.9%
White British 9.2%
Other Black 5%
Other 2.7%
Pakistani 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.9
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsWell above average3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 85%
Local authority average 68%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 18%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Discovery Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 67
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 2 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 11 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 5 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 86 35 51 |
| Year 1 | 89 43 46 |
| Year 2 | 78 33 45 |
| Year 3 | 87 35 52 |
| Year 4 | 80 43 37 |
| Year 5 | 88 44 44 |
| Year 6 | 87 37 50 |