Discovery Primary School | Primary in London, Greenwich | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Discovery Primary School

Primary

Greenwich · London · SE28 0JN www.discovery.greenwich.sch.uk/

Pupils
523
cap. 700
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

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Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
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Admissions

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Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
59%
-10pp
LA
74%
England
63%
89%74%59%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
7%
0pp
LA
16%
England
8%
26%17%7%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
78%
LA AVG 81%
SPAG higher standard
36%
LA AVG 43%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 107.1
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 106.62
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
592
cap. 700
714653592
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Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
LA AVG 20.56:1
24.122.420.7
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EAL
33%
LA AVG 34.29%
44%39%33%
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FSM eligible
30%
LA AVG 34.13%
30%23%16%
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SEN
40%
LA AVG 23.53%
40%26%13%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
15%
LA
13%
England
13%
17%13%8%
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Overview

AddressBattery Road, London, SE28 0JN
Telephone02088552470
Local authorityGreenwich
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8768 spend / pupil£9081 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2559%7%592
2023/2469%7%638
2022/2385%18%+2.90+2.40+3.00648
2018/1989%26%+2.10+1.30+4.00699
2017/1869%15%-0.80-0.10+0.20714
2016/1786%14%+0.50+2.00+3.60707
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2562%21%74%20%77%15%89%78%103.0104.0107.040%
2023/2472%32%84%24%86%14%91%78%104.0104.0107.035%
2022/2387%41%86%28%87%32%90%86%109.0108.0110.033%
2018/1993%43%94%33%98%64%98%98%108.0111.0113.026%
2017/1876%29%83%20%77%33%85%81%105.0106.0110.020%
2016/1791%20%91%29%89%45%91%98%106.0109.0112.013%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2559220.740%33%30%5%15%
2023/2463821.035%33%29%5%14%
2022/2364821.733%37%29%6%17%
2021/2264222.824%36%24%6%15%
2020/2166722.224%38%18%
2018/1969922.126%39%16%4%9%
2017/1871424.120%40%19%4%11%
2016/1770723.113%44%20%3%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.