The Discovery School
Primary school in West Malling, Kent. Outstanding (Feb 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 21 February 2023, report published 26 April 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2027
The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.8 milesKings Hill School Primary and Nursery
Outstanding (Feb 2024)
- 0.9 milesValley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jul 2025)
- 1.5 milesWateringbury Church of England Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025)
- 1.6 milesMore Park Catholic Primary School
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
- 1.6 milesLift St James the Great
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.