Discovery Special Academy

State-Funded School

discovery-special-academy-middlesbrough-north-east

North EastRegion

MiddlesbroughLocal Authority

Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastConstituency

TS5 7YNPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Discovery Special Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–16, located in Middlesbrough, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 187 pupils. Discovery Special Academy is part of TEES VALLEY EDUCATION.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

187

Total Pupils

60%Boys

40%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

75%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 187
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: TEES VALLEY EDUCATION

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.