Discovery Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 140428
- Address
- Discovery Academy, Porlock Avenue, Hattersley, SK14 3LE
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 225 (44% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 34.7%
White British 88%
Mixed 5.3%
African 3.1%
Other White 1.8%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.2
WritingAverage-1.6
MathsAverage-1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Discovery Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 10 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 17 12 |
| Year 1 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 2 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 3 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 4 | 30 8 22 |
| Year 5 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 6 | 30 18 12 |