Discovery AcademySt Thomas More Catholic Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
Discovery Academy and St Thomas More Catholic Academy are secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
Discovery Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Thomas More Catholic Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Thomas More Catholic Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Discovery Academy was judged Requires improvement and St Thomas More Catholic Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.4 for Discovery Academy and 43.4 for St Thomas More Catholic Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Discovery Academy (41.0 in 2021-22, 37.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic Academy (46.6 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentDiscovery Academy | Stoke-on-TrentSt Thomas More Catholic Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F39/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent | 6th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,437 | 1,119 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 1,135 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA | Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.4 | 43.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.0% | 35.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.6% | 64.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.5% | 29.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.01 | 3.68 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 289 | 195 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 38 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 28.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 31.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 5.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,437 | 1,119 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 50.7% | 38.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.5% | 33.6% | |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 17.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 8.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.7% | 26.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Discovery Academy
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