Discovery Special Academy
Sandy Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
187 pupils · 103% of 181 capacity
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TEES VALLEY EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Free school meals
- 76.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 January 2023, published 19 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Holmwood School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Beverley School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hollis Academy 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- River Tees Hospital School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- River Tees Academy Grangetown 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Westlands Academy 3.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.