Discovery Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 16 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 136681
- Address
- Discovery Drive, Bentilee, ST2 0GA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1437 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 81.6%
Mixed 5.1%
African 4.5%
Other White 3.9%
Other 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.4
Local authority average 39.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.01
Local authority average 3.38
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 134 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 34 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 69 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 53 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 93 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 62 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Discovery Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 283
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 271 135 136 |
| Year 8 | 297 148 149 |
| Year 9 | 285 156 129 |
| Year 10 | 292 154 138 |
| Year 11 | 292 155 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 78.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 49.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 17.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 9.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% |