Discovery Special Academy
Special schoolDiscovery Special Academy is a special school in Middlesbrough, for pupils aged 2 to 16. It had 187 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Discovery Special Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Middlesbrough and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |
- Discovery Special Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Sunnyside AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Outwood Academy AcklamSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Trinity Catholic CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Viewley Hill AcademyPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Gerard's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Newham Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Middlesbrough
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).