Discovery Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Hyde (Tameside).
KS2 RWM expected
60%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
80%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
92%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
64%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
38.4%
▲ 14pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
211 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Discovery Academy is a primary school located in Hyde, Tameside. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 220 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Beverley Oldham.
Key facts
- URN
- 140428
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Collis | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Suzanne Oliphant-Billinge | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Jones | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Vicky Wong | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Lamb | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nathan Roberts | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sue Toke | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Bev Oldham | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Laura Healy Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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