Discovery Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 23 2024 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
- 220 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.6%
White British 84.1%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 3.6%
African 2.3%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
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 70%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Discovery Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 7 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 20 9 |
| Year 1 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 2 | 26 14 12 |
| Year 3 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 4 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 5 | 30 9 21 |
| Year 6 | 27 13 14 |