Discovery Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 9 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
- 592 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 32.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 34.0%
African 48.8%
Mixed 13.3%
Other White 13%
White British 9.8%
Other Black 4.6%
Other 2.9%
Pakistani 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 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 69%
Local authority average 71%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 15%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Discovery Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 29 14 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 6 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 69 33 36 |
| Year 1 | 77 31 46 |
| Year 2 | 81 42 39 |
| Year 3 | 67 27 40 |
| Year 4 | 90 36 54 |
| Year 5 | 74 41 33 |
| Year 6 | 88 45 43 |