Discovery Academy
Discovery Academy, Porlock Avenue, Hattersley, Hyde, SK14 3LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Beverley Oldham
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 140428
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Telephone
- 01613685962
About this school
Discovery Academy is a primary academy in Hyde. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 73% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Discovery Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Discovery Academy compares
Discovery Academy ranked 37th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5% | 37.7% | 211 | — |
| St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Pinfold Primary School | — | — | — | 376 | 0.6 miles |
| Arundale Primary School | — | — | — | 203 | 0.9 miles |
| Godley Community Primary Academy | 69% | 5% | 21.4% | 248 | 1.0 miles |
| Endeavour Primary Academy | 64% | 5.5% | 52.6% | 227 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.69%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 13.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
Pinfold Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
Arundale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
Godley Community Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
Endeavour Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Hyde
Other schools in Hyde
Discovery Academy ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Hyde.
- Arundale Primary School Primary
- Bradley Green Primary Academy Primary
- Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dowson Primary Academy Primary
- Endeavour Primary Academy Primary
- Flowery Field Primary School Primary
- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Godley Community Primary Academy Primary
- Hollingworth Primary School Primary
- Mottram CofE Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision Primary
- Pinfold Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Discovery Academy teach?
- Discovery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hyde.
- Who is the executive principal of Discovery Academy?
- The executive principal of Discovery Academy is Mrs Beverley Oldham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Discovery Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Discovery Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Discovery Academy?
- Discovery Academy has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Discovery Academy full?
- Discovery Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Discovery Academy a faith school?
- No. Discovery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Discovery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Discovery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Discovery Academy?
- Discovery Academy is part of VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Discovery Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Discovery Academy rank locally?
- Discovery Academy ranked 37th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Discovery Academy's absence rate?
- Discovery Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Discovery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Discovery Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.