Discovery Primary School

Greenwich · SE28 0JN

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 523 pupils, 26.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Discovery Primary School

General Information

Address: Battery Road, London, SE28 0JN – View on map
Phone: 02088552470
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Sarah Harvey
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 64 families put it first for 59 places – 11 for every 10 places. 92% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 59 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

523 pupils out of 700 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 131
% eligible for free school meals: 26.4%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (similar to the Greenwich average)
English as an additional language: 33% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 6.5% a year (Greenwich 17.6%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 54% moved to another school, 46% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Greenwich: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Greenwich, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Autism 8 places · 8 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 32.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 155 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 30 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

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

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 59% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 13 percentage points below the Greenwich average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 71% against an expected 57%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 62% · Writing 74% · Maths 77% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 78%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 104
Based on: 87 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolGreenwich averageEngland↘ Falling Down 26 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 13 percentage points below the Greenwich average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: 58th of 62 junior and primary schools in the area

=56Brooklands Primary School61%
=56Invicta Primary School61%
#58Discovery Primary School59%
#59Windrush Thamesmead Primary School57%
#60Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit56%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Deansfield Primary School91%
#2St Patrick's Catholic Primary School88%
=3Alderwood Primary School87%
=3Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School87%
#5Wingfield Primary School85%
#6Sherington Primary School84%
=7Eltham Church of England Primary School83%
=7Morden Mount Primary School83%
=7Nightingale Primary School83%
=7St Mary's Catholic Primary School83%
=11Gordon Primary School82%
=11Meridian Primary School82%
=13Foxfield Primary School81%
=13Rockliffe Manor Primary School81%
=15Cherry Orchard Primary School80%
=15Fossdene Primary School80%
=15Horn Park Primary School80%
=15James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf80%
=15Timbercroft Primary School80%
=20Cardwell Primary School79%
=20Plumcroft Primary School79%
=22Boxgrove Primary School78%
=22South Rise Primary School78%
=24Ealdham Primary School77%
=24Henwick Primary School77%
=24Heronsgate Primary School77%
=24Millennium Primary School77%
#28De Lucy Primary School76%
=29Greenslade Primary School75%
=29Halstow Primary School75%
=29Kidbrooke Park Primary School75%
=29St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School75%
=29St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School75%
=34Hawksmoor School74%
=34Mulgrave Primary School74%
=36Bannockburn Primary School73%
=36Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill73%
=36Conway Primary School73%
=36St Peter's Catholic Primary School73%
=36Thorntree Primary School73%
=36Wyborne Primary School73%
=42Alexander McLeod Primary School72%
=42Haimo Primary School72%
=44Eglinton Primary School69%
=44St Thomas More Catholic Primary School69%
=46Middle Park Primary School68%
=46St Joseph's Catholic Primary School68%
=48Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School67%
=48St Margaret's Church of England Primary School67%
=50Christ Church Church of England Primary School65%
=50Montbelle Primary School65%
=50Windrush Charlton Primary School65%
=53Linton Mead Primary School63%
=53St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School63%
=53Woodhill Primary School63%
=56Brooklands Primary School61%
=56Invicta Primary School61%
#58Discovery Primary School59%
#59Windrush Thamesmead Primary School57%
#60Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit56%
#61Charlton Manor Primary School48%
#62Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School47%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,768 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

21st of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for spending per pupil

#19James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf£9,119
#20Horn Park Primary School£8,876
#21Discovery Primary School£8,768
#22Middle Park Primary School£8,756
#23Thorntree Primary School£8,736

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Windrush Thamesmead Primary School£12,322
#2Cherry Orchard Primary School£11,674
#3Fossdene Primary School£11,496
#4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£11,448
#5Alderwood Primary School£10,724
#6Meridian Primary School£10,690
#7St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£10,661
#8Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit£10,451
#9Hawksmoor School£10,288
#10De Lucy Primary School£10,152
#11Christ Church Church of England Primary School£10,066
#12Mulgrave Primary School£9,704
#13Linton Mead Primary School£9,597
#14St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School£9,469
#15Woodhill Primary School£9,417
#16Eglinton Primary School£9,382
#17St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School£9,349
#18Henwick Primary School£9,193
#19James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf£9,119
#20Horn Park Primary School£8,876
#21Discovery Primary School£8,768
#22Middle Park Primary School£8,756
#23Thorntree Primary School£8,736
#24Cardwell Primary School£8,730
#25Kidbrooke Park Primary School£8,662
#26Greenslade Primary School£8,508
#27Nightingale Primary School£8,443
#28Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill£8,365
#29Morden Mount Primary School£8,357
#30Alexander McLeod Primary School£8,321
#31Invicta Primary School£8,307
#32Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School£8,303
#33Boxgrove Primary School£8,279
#34Montbelle Primary School£8,270
#35Rockliffe Manor Primary School£8,218
#36Haimo Primary School£8,208
#37Heronsgate Primary School£8,205
#38Millennium Primary School£8,157
#39Conway Primary School£8,127
#40Ealdham Primary School£7,999
#41Gordon Primary School£7,991
#42St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,983
#43St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School£7,940
#44Sherington Primary School£7,857
#45Windrush Charlton Primary School£7,822
#46St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£7,776
#47St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£7,770
#48Wyborne Primary School£7,749
#49Timbercroft Primary School£7,741
#50Charlton Manor Primary School£7,731
#51Plumcroft Primary School£7,645
#52South Rise Primary School£7,628
#53Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School£7,553
#54Brooklands Primary School£7,522
#55Bannockburn Primary School£7,342
#56Foxfield Primary School£7,307
#57Wingfield Primary School£7,126
#58Eltham Church of England Primary School£7,073
#59St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,026
#60Halstow Primary School£6,877
#61Deansfield Primary School£6,533
#62Notre Dame Catholic Primary School£3,284

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