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
- 648 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 36.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.3%
African 47.4%
Other White 15.7%
Mixed 13.3%
White British 7.9%
Other Black 5.6%
Other 2.6%
Pakistani 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 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 67%
England average 60%
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
Admissions
Discovery Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 88
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 40 16 24 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 26 13 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 77 40 37 |
| Year 1 | 81 36 45 |
| Year 2 | 84 37 47 |
| Year 3 | 80 46 34 |
| Year 4 | 84 42 42 |
| Year 5 | 84 37 47 |
| Year 6 | 84 47 37 |
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