SCHOOL PROFILE

Discovery Primary School

Primary Community school URN 131109
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 700 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Greenwich
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 523 497 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 269 51.4% of pupils
Male pupils 254 48.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.4%
0.6 pts above England
School 25.4%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.1%
12.8 pts above England
School 33.1%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
47.6%
249
Any other White background
13.0%
68
White British
10.9%
57
Any other Mixed background
9.9%
52
Any other Black background
4.6%
24
Any other ethnic group
3.6%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 41.3% 216 of 523 pupils
20.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 41.3%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 32.5% 170 pupils
England 14.8% 17.7 pts above
EHC plans 8.8% 46 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 185
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Other difficulty or disability 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Multi-sensory impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Greenwich 71.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Greenwich 80.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Greenwich 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
Greenwich 79.2%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.06%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.16 pts lower than England
School 5.06%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.52%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.30 pts lower than England
School 14.52%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.81%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.00 pts lower than England
School 0.81%
Greenwich 1.43%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

74.7% 13.5 pts below England
Discovery Primary School
74.7%
Greenwich
86.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information