Discovery Primary Academy
Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough, PE4 6HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOUR CS MAT
- Headteacher
- Ms Michelle Siequien
- Sponsor
- Four Cs MAT
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 145787
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733325001
About this school
Discovery Primary Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Discovery Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 87 | 76 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 46% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 57% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 62% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 51% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Primary 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 | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 550 |
| 2023/24 | 503 |
| 2024/25 | 456 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Discovery Primary Academy compares
Discovery Primary Academy ranked 31st of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5% | 38.8% | 419 | — |
| Werrington Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 17.5% | 382 | 0.6 miles |
| Gunthorpe Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 44.9% | 290 | 0.6 miles |
| Lime Academy Watergall | 59% | 5.6% | 47.5% | 298 | 0.7 miles |
| Ravensthorpe Primary Academy | 57% | 6% | 40.5% | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| Fulbridge Academy | 66% | 5.7% | 34.9% | 939 | 0.8 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)
- 38.82%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 15.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Werrington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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Gunthorpe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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Lime Academy Watergall0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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Ravensthorpe Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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Fulbridge Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Discovery Primary Academy ranks 40th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
- Eye CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Discovery Primary Academy teach?
- Discovery Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Discovery Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Discovery Primary Academy is Ms Michelle Siequien, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Discovery Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Discovery Primary 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 many pupils are at Discovery Primary Academy?
- Discovery Primary Academy has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Discovery Primary Academy full?
- Discovery Primary Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 419 on roll (70%), so it has space against 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 Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Discovery Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Discovery Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Discovery Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Discovery Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Discovery Primary Academy is part of FOUR CS MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Discovery Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Primary Academy compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Discovery Primary Academy ranked 31st of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% 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 Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Discovery Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Discovery Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Discovery Primary 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 10 July 2026.