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Discovery Primary School

Battery Road, London, SE28 0JN

Local ranking16th of 61 primary schools in Greenwich
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

700

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
62.0%
Writing (Expected)
74.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
78.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
87

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
592
Boys
280 (47%)
Girls
312 (53%)
Capacity
700 (85% full)
SEND
40.0%
FSM Eligible
29.9%
EAL
32.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.1%
SEN Support
34.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
27.7
Budget per Pupil
£8,768/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 49.1%
  • White Other: 13.1%
  • White British: 9.8%
  • Mixed Other: 9.3%
  • Black Other: 4.6%
  • Other: 2.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%

49.1%

Black African

13.1%

White Other

9.8%

White British

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
131109
UKPRN
10078197
Establishment No.
3670

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