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Discovery Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Porlock Avenue, Hattersley, Hyde SK14 3LE · 0161 368 5962
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tameside 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 211
- 1 over 210 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.7%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Tameside it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼102 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Discovery Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 70
- 31% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (47%) with SEND