Discovery Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Hyde, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Discovery Academy is a primary school in Hyde, Tameside for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 July 2024. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Discovery Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception 2026, as at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 4 earlier Reception years, though every applicant was offered a place in 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Discovery Academy, Porlock Avenue, Hattersley, Hyde, SK14 3LE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Discovery Academy, where they are greeted warmly each morning by Obi, the school dog.”
- “They share positive and respectful relationships with staff and with their peers.”
- “Pupils know that staff are there to help them if they have any worries or concerns.”
To improve
- “However, some of these pupils have not benefited from sufficient opportunities to practise and apply their phonics knowledge in their reading.”
- “On occasion, this slows the pace at which they become fluent readers.”
- “However, from time to time, in a few subjects the activities that teachers select do not support pupils to make connections in their learning or understand new concepts sufficiently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pinfold Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arundale Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Godley Community Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Endeavour Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadbottom Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published