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Discovery Academy

Secondary Academy school in Stoke-on-Trent ST2 0GA

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  • School Reference Number: 136681
  • Address: Discovery Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent ST2 0GA
  • Principal: Ms Jayne Schofield
  • Telephone: 01782 882100
  • Website: thediscoveryacademy.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: ALPHA Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,500
  • Local Education Authority: Stoke-on-Trent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2011* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/04/2024

Rating published on 13/05/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
16 April 2024 14 May 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
22 January 2019 25 February 2019 Full inspection Good
5 October 2016 21 November 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
25 May 2016 24 June 2016 Monitoring visit
12 November 2015 14 December 2015 Monitoring visit
29 April 2015 21 May 2015 Monitoring visit
14 January 2015 17 March 2015 Full inspection Inadequate
17 June 2013 8 July 2013 Monitoring visit
15 January 2013 31 January 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136681
Local Authority Code861
Local Authority NameStoke-on-Trent
Establishment Number4714
School / College NameDiscovery Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,500
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,446
Number of Boys735
Number of Girls711
Percentage Free School Meals44.70
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2743
Academy trust or TrustALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorALPHA Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10033345
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date20-12-2024
StreetDiscovery Drive
LocalityBentilee
Address3
TownStoke-on-Trent
County (name)Staffordshire
PostcodeST2 0GA
Websitehttp://www.thediscoveryacademy.co.uk/
Telephone01782882100
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameJayne
Headteacher/Principal last nameSchofield
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE06000021
DistrictStoke-on-Trent
Ward CodeE05014558
WardBentilee, Ubberley & Townsend
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001520
Parliamentary ConstituencyStoke-on-Trent Central
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000021
Easting392269
Northing345517
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Stoke-on-Trent 017
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Stoke-on-Trent 017D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code860
Previous local authorityStaffordshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN3455144691
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002967
LSOA CodeE01014223
Free School Meals647
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136681
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136681
LAESTAB8614714
School nameDiscovery Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authorityStoke-on-Trent
Parliamentary constituencyStoke-on-Trent Central
Multi-academy trust UID2743
Multi-academy trust nameALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy sponsor UID4846
Academy sponsor nameALPHA Academies Trust
PostcodeST2 0GA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils1,446
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10322825
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/04/2024
Publication date13/05/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136681
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8614714
School name at time of latest graded inspectionDiscovery Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10058478
Previous inspection start date22/01/2019
Previous publication date24/02/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136681
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8614714
School name at time of previous graded inspectionDiscovery Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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