Community school · Greenwich

Discovery Primary School

3–11Ages
523Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131109URN

Battery Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 0JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

1.0 below Greenwich median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Greenwich

105 applications for 59 places · 59th of 61 in Greenwich

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Greenwich 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 10 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Greenwich median (2.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

105 applications · 59 places offered · 64 named it first

2026 1.8; Greenwich median median 2.8
2025 2.0; Greenwich median median 2.8
2024 1.9; Greenwich median median 2.8
2023 1.8; Greenwich median median 2.9
2022 2.1; Greenwich median median 3.0
2021 2.0; Greenwich median median 2.9
2020 1.9; Greenwich median median 2.7
2019 2.1; Greenwich median median 2.7
2018 1.9; Greenwich median median 2.9
2017 2.0; Greenwich median median 3.0
2016 1.7; Greenwich median median 2.8
2015 2.2; Greenwich median median 3.0
2014 2.3; Greenwich median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Greenwich median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Greenwich median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	105	1.8	64	1.08
Sep 2025	52	103	2.0	48	0.92
Sep 2024	67	129	1.9	58	0.87
Sep 2023	88	156	1.8	89	1.01
Sep 2022	76	162	2.1	71	0.93
Sep 2021	76	152	2.0	69	0.91
Sep 2020	89	166	1.9	80	0.90
Sep 2019	90	190	2.1	96	1.07
Sep 2018	71	138	1.9	66	0.93
Sep 2017	89	179	2.0	93	1.04
Sep 2016	90	152	1.7	80	0.89
Sep 2015	90	198	2.2	80	0.89
Sep 2014	88	205	2.3	81	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 74% · Maths 77% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%58th of 61 in Greenwich

Greenwich 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Greenwich 84% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Greenwich 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Greenwich 82% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Greenwich 21% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Greenwich 83% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Greenwich 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Greenwich median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	7%	103	104
2023/24	69%	7%	104	104
2022/23	85%	18%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Discovery Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Heronsgate Primary School
1.1 km · Greenwich

Outstanding2022

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Greenwich

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
De Lucy Primary School
1.3 km · Greenwich

Good2023

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Greenwich

Good2022

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hawksmoor School
1.3 km · Greenwich

Good2023

4.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Bannockburn Primary School
1.5 km · Greenwich

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Windrush Thamesmead Primary School
1.5 km · Greenwich

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Conway Primary School
1.5 km · Greenwich

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131109 · 203/3670
Capacity: 700 pupils · 523 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Battery Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 0JN
Local authority: Greenwich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources