# Alternatives to The Discovery School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Discovery School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Discovery School, for comparison

0.86 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery, West Malling](/school/130952/kings-hill-school-primary-and-nursery) | 0.8 mi west | 1.20 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill, West Malling](/school/140432/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-kings-hill) | 0.9 mi west | 1.21 | 2026 | Not judged | no | yes |
| [Wateringbury Church of England Primary School, Maidstone](/school/118632/wateringbury-church-of-england-primary-school) | 1.5 mi south | 0.70 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [More Park Catholic Primary School, West Malling](/school/141472/more-park-catholic-primary-school) | 1.6 mi north | 0.96 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Lift St James the Great, East Malling](/school/138074/lift-st-james-the-great) | 1.6 mi north | 0.90 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp, West Malling](/school/138737/west-malling-church-of-england-primary-school-and-mcginty-speech-and-language-srp) | 1.7 mi north | 0.63 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/134057/the-discovery-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/134057/the-discovery-school