Discovery Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 17 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
- 1446 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.7%
- Persistent absence
- 35.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 84.4%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 4.1%
African 3%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.5
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.09
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 47 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 47 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 108 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 51 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Discovery Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 285
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 299 145 154 |
| Year 8 | 294 160 134 |
| Year 9 | 295 155 140 |
| Year 10 | 295 154 141 |
| Year 11 | 263 121 142 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 77.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 45.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 19.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 7.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 9.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |