Discovery Academy

URN 136681·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Alpha Academies Trust·Compare

Flags

4

1 high

Overall absence at 11.2%Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Quality of educationOverall absence at 9.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,402.49

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

14.2%

of income

In-year balance

-0.1%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.2%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.

Overall absence at 9.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.37.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.52.6%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)28.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.23.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,437

Capacity

1,500 (96%)

Free school meals

48.6%

English additional lang.

9.5%

Ethnicity

White British 81.6%Asian 2.0%Black 5.7%Mixed 5.1%Chinese 0.2%Other 1.1%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

85.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.7

Mean salary

£51,191

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

29.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

4.1%

2024/25 · 1,520 pupils