# Alternatives to Discovery Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Discovery Academy 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.

## Discovery Academy, for comparison

0.94 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 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/140304/st-thomas-more-catholic-academy) | 1.8 mi south-west | 1.00 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Peter's CofE Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/136824/st-peter-s-cofe-academy) | 2.2 mi west | 0.81 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Moorside High School, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/148508/moorside-high-school) | 2.4 mi north-east | 0.96 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Ormiston Meridian Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/142186/ormiston-meridian-academy) | 2.5 mi south | 0.89 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Birches Head Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/148220/birches-head-academy) | 2.7 mi north-west | 0.53 | 2026 | Needs attention | no | not recorded |
| [Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/136145/ormiston-sir-stanley-matthews-academy) | 3.0 mi south-west | 0.89 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"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/136681/discovery-academy/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/136681/discovery-academy