Academy special sponsor led
Sheffield · S2 2RU · Sheffield
Ages 7–16
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 149087
Discovery Academy
Free schools special · Sheffield · S2 3QF
Age range
Ages 7–16
Pupils
121
Local authority
Sheffield
Age range
Ages 7–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools special, Ages 7–16, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 121 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 62.8%.
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Overview
- School type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 149087
Location
- Address
- Park Grange Road, Norfolk Park
- Postcode
- S2 3QF
- Town
- Sheffield
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- District
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- Boys / girls
- 89 / 32
- School capacity
- 80
- Capacity fill
- 121 / 80 (151%)
- Free school meals
- 62.8%
- FSM pupils
- 76
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Nexus Multi Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Luci Windle
- Telephone
- 01144798000
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-06-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%