The Discovery School (Kings Hill) data

The Discovery School is located in Kings Hill, West Malling and falls under the local authority of Kent. This mixed-sex primary school has 625 pupils, with a capacity of 630, aged from four up to eleven, and the type of establishment is community school. The school has 25 teachers with each teacher on average earning the full-time equivalent of £35,191. The most recend Ofsted inspection was 22^nd February 2023 resulting in an outstanding rating.

The Discovery School contact details

Address	The Discovery School Discovery Drive Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4GJ
Website	http://www.discovery.kent.sch.uk
Interim Headteacher	Miss Tina Gobell

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About The Discovery School

Phase of Education	Primary
Type of Establishment	Community school
Admissions Policy	Not applicable
Statutory Low Age	4
Statutory High Age	11
Boarders	No boarders
Official Sixth Form	Does not have a sixth form
Gender	Mixed
Religious Character	Does not apply
Diocese	Not applicable
Special Classes	Not applicable

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Pupils

Census Date	19^th January 2023
School Capacity	630
Number of Pupils	625	99% capacity
Number of Boys	317	51%
Number of Girls	308	49%
Free School Meals (%)	7.50%

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Where is The Discovery School?

Street Address	Discovery Drive
Locality	Kings Hill
Town	West Malling
County	Kent
Postcode	ME19 4GJ
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The Discovery School on a map

The Discovery School map (ME19 4GJ) - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Ofsted

Ofsted Last Inspection	22^nd February 2023
Ofsted Rating	Outstanding
Ofsted Special Measures	Not applicable

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Teachers at The Discovery School

Total Number of Teachers	25
Total Number of Teachers (Full-Time Equivalent)	23.3
Total Number of Teaching Assistants	30
Total Number of Teaching Assistants (Full-Time Equivalent)	24
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff	7
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)	5.5
Pupil:Teacher Ratio	25.9
Mean Gross Full-Time Equivalent Salary of All Teachers	£35,191

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The Discovery School administrative data

Establishment Name	The Discovery School
Establishment Number	2065
Unique Reference Number	134057
Local Authority	Kent
Local Authority Code	886
Previous Local Authority Code	999
Government Statistical Service Local Authority Code	E10000016
Government Office Region	South East
District	Tonbridge and Malling
District Code	E07000115
Ward	Kings Hill
Parliamentary Constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
Urban/Rural Description	(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Middle Super Output Area	Tonbridge and Malling 007
Lower Super Output Area	Tonbridge and Malling 007G

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The Discovery School history

Establishment Status	Open
Last Changed Date	16^th January 2024
Reason Establishment Opened	New Provision
Open Date	1^st September 2003
Reason Establishment Closed	Not applicable

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Pupil Referral Unit

Teenage Mothers	Not applicable
Child Care Facilities	Not applicable
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision in Primary Care Unit	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Provides for Educational and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Offers Tuition by Another Provider	Not applicable

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Special Educational Needs

Section 41 Approved	Not applicable

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Trust

Trust flag	Not applicable
School Sponsor flag	Not applicable

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Federation

Federation flag	Not under a federation

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Further Education/Higher Education

UK Provider Reference Number	10074152
Further Education Type	Not applicable

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The Discovery School geodata

Easting	568757
Northing	155312
Latitude	51.27197
Longitude	0.41786

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Nearest schools to The Discovery School

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LS	Primary	1.3km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Warwick Way (Off Tower View), Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL	Primary	1.4km
The Malling School Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DH	Secondary	2.3km
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School 147 Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA	Primary	2.5km
More Park Catholic Primary School Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6HN	Primary	2.6km
St James the Great Academy Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD	Primary	2.6km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Old Cricket Ground, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL	Primary	2.7km
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5HD	Primary	3.4km
Ditton Church of England Junior School New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AE	Primary	3.6km
Brookfield Infant School Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6PY	Primary	3.7km

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