The Discovery School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Maidstone and MallingConstituency

ME19 4GJPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Discovery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 634 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

634

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 634
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
3 Dec 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.