Discovery Academy
Park Grange Road, Norfolk Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire · S2 3QF
- Ofsted
- Not judged
- KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 9.4%
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 57.4%
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.1
- Spend per pupil
- £23,889
- Places filled
- 135%
Jun 2025
Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25
2024-25
2024-25
2025-26
2024-25
108 of 80 places · 2025-26
Ofsted
Last inspected 17 June 2025
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
SATs results (Key Stage 2)
End of primary · Year 6
Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.→ +0%
At higher standard (R/W/M)→ +0%
Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average
Reading
Writing
Maths
How this school compares
Against Sheffield (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
-56.7% vs Sheffield average
Average reading scaled score
Average maths scaled score
Pupil makeup
Spring school census · 2024-25
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 57.4%
- English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
- 2.8%
- SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
- 99.1%
- With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
- 0.9%
Gender split
31 girls · 77 boys
Ethnicity
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
How this school compares
Against Sheffield (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
+24.5% vs Sheffield average
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
-19.2% vs Sheffield average
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
+88.8% vs Sheffield average
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
-15.0% vs Sheffield average
Attendance & absence
Share of school sessions missed
Overall absence rate↑ +0.6%
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.↑ +4.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
How this school compares
Against Sheffield (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Overall absence rate
+2.1% vs Sheffield average
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
+8.4% vs Sheffield average
Suspensions & exclusions
As a percentage of pupils on roll
Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.→ +0.0%
Total suspensions as a share of pupils
Pupils suspended at least once→ +0.0%
Share of pupils with one or more suspension
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.→ +0.00%
How this school compares
Against Sheffield (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.
-3.3% vs Sheffield average
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.
-0.05% vs Sheffield average
The local area
Neighbourhood context around the school in Sheffield
- Median house price
- £120,875
- DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
- 3/10
- Recorded crimes
- 148
- Degree-level+
- 46%
2023 · England £295,000
10 = least deprived
~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Residents 16+ · Census 2021
Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
More deprived than the England average · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least
Crime by type
Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 149087