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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 134057

The Discovery School

Community school · West Malling · ME19 4GJ

Ages 4–11 · 634 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-02-21

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.8%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
557

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

85

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

85

Total preferences (any rank)
177
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

634 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
634
Boys / girls
325 / 309
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
634 / 630 (101%)
Free school meals
8.2%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Tina Gobell

Location

Address
Discovery Drive, Kings Hill
Postcode
ME19 4GJ
Town
West Malling
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in West Malling, Kent, 634 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.2%.

Open schools in West Malling
12
Primary schools in West Malling
10
Academies among open schools in West Malling
42% (5)
Open schools in ME19
13
Primary in ME19
11
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in West MallingNear ME19

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Tina Gobell
Telephone
01732847000
Website
www.discovery.kent.sch.uk

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