Establishment Discovery Academy
URN: 136681
Academy sponsor led
Academy trust: ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Address
- Discovery Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 0GA
- Stoke-on-Trent (861)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Ms Jayne Schofield
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 16
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Academy trust
- ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy sponsor
- ALPHA Academies Trust
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 136681,
DfE number: 861/4714
UKPRN: 10033345 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01782882100
- Ofsted rating and reports
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- Religious character
- None
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- Not applicable
- Official sixth form
- Not applicable
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 1500
- Number of pupils
- 1435
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2011
- Reason establishment opened
- New Provision
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not applicable
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 746
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 52%
- Type of SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication and ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 1 July 2026
- Type of resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision number on roll
- 9
- Resourced provision capacity
- 16
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Local governance professional - individual academy or free school
Not recorded
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Charlotte Bennett | Not recorded | 1824412 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2025 | 2 June 2028 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viqar Alvi | Not recorded | 1876359 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 27 April 2026 | 26 April 2030 |
| Ms Carly Bailey | Not recorded | 1876360 | Elected by parents | 24 April 2026 | 23 April 2030 |
| Ms Chloe Hopkinson | Not recorded | 1844835 | Elected by parents | 3 November 2025 | 2 November 2029 |
| Mr Darren Owen | Not recorded | 1836477 | Elected by school staff | 6 October 2025 | 5 October 2029 |
| Ms Britta Eises | Not recorded | 1824432 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
| Ms Catherine Ream | Not recorded | 1736128 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 8 April 2024 | 7 April 2028 |
| Ms Judith Wilkes | Not recorded | 1630564 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 November 2022 | 31 October 2026 |
| Mrs Anne Jones | Not recorded | 1824429 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2026 |
| Mr Nigel Edwards | Not recorded | 1824418 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2026 |
| Ms Jayne Louise Schofield | Not recorded | 1660061 | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 13 March 2023 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristy Hollins | 1836478 | Local governor | 6 October 2025 | 14 May 2026 |
| Sharon Gwilt-Bowen | 1717619 | Local governor | 8 January 2024 | 12 January 2026 |
| Natalie Ward | 1844832 | Local governor | 3 November 2025 | 19 November 2025 |
| Benjamin Humphreys | 1717452 | Local governor | 8 January 2024 | 31 August 2025 |
| Charlotte Bennett | 1746231 | Local governor | 3 June 2024 | 31 August 2025 |
| Pat Jackson | 1042014 | Chair of local governing body | 14 October 2015 | 31 August 2025 |
These establishments are linked with Discovery Academy, URN: 136681. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124448 | Mitchell High School Business & Enterprise College | Predecessor | 12 April 2011 |
| 124382 | Edensor Technology College | Predecessor | 12 April 2011 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- West Midlands
- District
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward
- Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Urban/rural description
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E06000021
- Easting
- 392269
- Northing
- 345517
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 3455144691
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Stoke-on-Trent 017
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Stoke-on-Trent 017D
Age range
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School capacity
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Free school meals
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.