Discovery Special Academy
Free schools special school in Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough).
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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).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first31 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Outwood Academy Acklam, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy AcklamAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,201 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Trinity Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,270 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; sixth form provision Good |
| Kader AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 460 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Sunnyside AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 268 | Good, 2023 |
| Newham Bridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 321 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Viewley Hill AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 301 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Acklam Whin Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 477 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Gerard's RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 164 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Hollis AcademyAcademy special sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Special | 90 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Holmwood SchoolCommunity special | 0.8 mi | Special | 100 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| St Thomas More RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2024 |
| Easterside AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 296 | Good, 2022 |
| St Clare's RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 225 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Marton Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 229 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The King's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,381 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Hemlington Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 272 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Acklam Grange SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,452 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| Green Lane Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 663 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 212 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2012, previous school) |
| Beech Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 402 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 398 | Good, 2023 |
| Rose Wood AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 368 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| Linthorpe Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 727 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Whinney Banks Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 443 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Captain Cook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 415 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2011, previous school) |
| Lingfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 194 | Good, 2023 |
| River Tees Academy GrangetownFree schools special | 1.9 mi | Special | 58 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2 |
| River Tees Hospital SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.9 mi | Alternative provision | 9 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school) |
| Westlands AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.9 mi | Special | 87 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Park End Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 608 | Good, 2022 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income6
Employment5
Education and skills6
Health4
Crime1
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment6
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 85
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