Discovery Special Academy
Phase not recorded · Middlesbrough · TS5 7YN · URN 145877
Exam results, in full
Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.
Key stage 2 results
Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Middlesbrough 60.1%England 61%60.1 percentage points below the area average of 60.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Middlesbrough 6.5%England 8%6.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
Withheld
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
Withheld
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
Withheld
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
0%
Middlesbrough 24.5%England 32%24.5 percentage points below the area average of 24.5
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
0%
Middlesbrough 72.2%72.2 percentage points below the area average of 72.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
0%
Middlesbrough 70.8%70.8 percentage points below the area average of 70.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
0%
Middlesbrough 71.2%71.2 percentage points below the area average of 71.2
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
15
Middlesbrough 4630.6 below the area average of 45.6
Context only, not scored
| Measure | This school | Against Middlesbrough | Against national | Feeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% Middlesbrough 60.1%England 61% | 60.1 percentage points below the area average of 60.1 | 61 percentage points below the national figure of 61 | Overall standards |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% Middlesbrough 6.5%England 8% | 6.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5 | 8 percentage points below the national figure of 8 | Academic stretch |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld | No local comparison | No national comparison | Overall standards |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld | No local comparison | No national comparison | Overall standards |
| Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling | Withheld | No local comparison | No national comparison | Overall standards |
| Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% Middlesbrough 24.5%England 32% | 24.5 percentage points below the area average of 24.5 | 32 percentage points below the national figure of 32 | Academic stretch |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% Middlesbrough 72.2% | 72.2 percentage points below the area average of 72.2 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Expected standard in writing | 0% Middlesbrough 70.8% | 70.8 percentage points below the area average of 70.8 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% Middlesbrough 71.2% | 71.2 percentage points below the area average of 71.2 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Pupils in the results cohort | 15 Middlesbrough 46 | 30.6 below the area average of 45.6 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 19.8% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 76.6% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1.6% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 2.4pupils per adult
- Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
- 0% of pupils
- Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
- 0% of pupils
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 7.6pupils per teacher
- Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- 0% of pupils
- Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
- 89% of teachers
Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
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- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated Discovery Special Academy Good at its inspection on 18/01/2023.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- Discovery Special Academy is a not applicable school in Middlesbrough, postcode TS5 7YN (URN 145877).
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