Discovery Academy
Academy sponsor led in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Pupils on roll | 1435 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1500 |
| Free school meals | 52.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Address | Discovery Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 0GA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.thediscoveryacademy.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01782882100 |
| URN | 136681 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 April 2024, published 13 May 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 2.9 km)
- St Peter's CofE Academy (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Moorside High School (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- Ormiston Meridian Academy (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- Birches Head Academy (secondary school, about 4.3 km)
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (secondary school, about 4.8 km)
- The Excel Academy (secondary school, about 5.1 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.