What is Discovery Academy's Ofsted rating?

Discovery Academy received a Requires improvement rating from Ofsted following its 2024 inspection.

What are Discovery Academy's latest exam results?

Discovery Academy: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 37.4. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Discovery Academy located?

Discovery Academy is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent (ST2 0GA).

How many pupils attend Discovery Academy?

Discovery Academy has around 1,437 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Discovery Academy with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Discovery Academy

Discovery Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA

Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Apr 2024

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

37.4school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

37.4

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

9.5%

Basics 9-5

27.0%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

37.4

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	38.5	46.4
2023/24	36.3	46.4
2024/25	37.4	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.37	0.00
2023/24	-0.65	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

23.5%

EBacc APS

3.01

EBacc 9-5

4.2%

EBacc 9-4

8.7%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

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