Discovery Primary School
Battery Road, London, SE28 0JN
523 pupils · 75% of 700 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 10 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 64 | 105 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 48 | 103 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 67 | 58 | 129 | 65 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 88 | 89 | 156 | 88 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 76 | 71 | 162 | 75 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 76 | 69 | 152 | 72 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 80 | 166 | 87 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 96 | 190 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Heronsgate Primary School 1.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- De Lucy Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hawksmoor School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bannockburn Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.