Discovery Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Discovery Drive
 Bentilee
 Stoke-on-Trent
 Staffordshire ST2 0GA
Telephone: 01782 882100

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Alpha Academies Trust
Sponsor: ALPHA Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Rob Kelsall (since September 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Simon French
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 74.1 / 17.4
Non-teaching Staff*: 43
Number of pupils: 1330
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.9
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 40.20% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 13.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 32.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward: Bentilee and Ubberley
School Number: 8614714

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 23rd January 2019 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Maple Court Academy (0.3km) show on map
  2. Bentilee Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  3. Sandford Hill Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  4. Gladstone Primary Academy (1.8km) show on map
  5. St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy (1.9km) show on map
  6. Park Hall Academy (1.9km) show on map
  7. Weston Infant Academy (2.0km) show on map
  8. Co-Op Academy Clarice Cliff (2.1km) show on map
  9. Werrington Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  10. Weston Junior Academy (2.4km) show on map
  11. Eaton Park Academy (2.4km) show on map
  12. Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Refer... (2.4km) show on map
  13. Kingsland CofE Academy (2.4km) show on map
  14. Aurora Hanley School (2.6km) show on map
  15. Alexandra Infants' School (2.9km) show on map
  16. Intuition Holistic Education (3.0km) show on map
  17. Co Op Academy Glebe (3.0km) show on map
  18. St Gregory's Catholic Academy (3.0km) show on map
  19. St Thomas More Catholic Academy (3.1km) show on map
  20. Abbey Hill School and College (3.1km) show on map
  21. Alexandra Junior School (3.1km) show on map
  22. Newfriars College (3.1km) show on map
  23. Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy (3.3km) show on map
  24. St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  25. St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  26. Christ Church CofE Primary Academy (3.4km) show on map
  27. Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy (3.4km) show on map
  28. Abbey Hulton Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  29. Kinetic Academy (3.6km) show on map
  30. The Crescent Academy (3.6km) show on map
  31. Our Lady's Catholic Academy (3.6km) show on map
  32. Glebedale School (3.6km) show on map
  33. Moorside High School (3.7km) show on map
  34. St Peter's CofE Academy (3.7km) show on map
  35. Want2Achieve The Academy (3.7km) show on map
  36. Heron Cross Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  37. Waterside Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  38. St Augustine's Catholic Academy (3.9km) show on map
  39. Ormiston Meridian Academy (3.9km) show on map
  40. Hanley St Luke's CofE Aided Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  41. St Filumena's Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  42. Northwood Broom Academy (4.0km) show on map
  43. The Meadows Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  44. Sandon Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  45. Carmountside Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  46. City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College (4.2km) show on map
  47. The Beechfield School (4.2km) show on map
  48. Birches Head Academy (4.2km) show on map
  49. Excellence Girls Academy (4.3km) show on map
  50. Sutherland Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  51. St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy (4.4km) show on map
  52. Grove Academy (4.4km) show on map
  53. Stoke-on-Trent College (4.6km) show on map
  54. Holden Lane Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  55. Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy (4.7km) show on map
  56. St Mark's CofE Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  57. Hamilton Academy (4.8km) show on map
  58. Portland School and Specialist College (4.8km) show on map
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  65. Springcroft Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  66. Hillside Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  67. Sporting Stars Academy (5.3km) show on map
  68. Regent College (5.3km) show on map
  69. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  70. Sneyd Academy (5.3km) show on map
  71. Newstead Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  72. St John's CofE Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  73. The Willows Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  74. Etruscan Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  75. Forest Park Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  76. Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  77. Strathmore College (5.5km) show on map
  78. St Matthews Church of England Academy (5.6km) show on map
  79. Blythe Bridge High School (5.7km) show on map
  80. Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School (5.7km) show on map
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  86. St Peter's Catholic Academy (6.0km) show on map
  87. Greenways Primary Academy (6.0km) show on map
  88. St Joseph's Preparatory School (6.0km) show on map
  89. Smallthorne Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  90. St Joseph's College (6.1km) show on map
  91. Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  92. North Road Academy (6.1km) show on map
  93. Ash Green Primary Academy (6.4km) show on map
  94. Oakhill Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  95. St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  96. St John's CofE (A) Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  97. Trentham Academy (6.6km) show on map
  98. Harpfield Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  99. Priory CofE Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  100. Moorpark Junior School (6.7km) show on map
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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