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Forest Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Harbourer Road, Hainault, Ilford IG6 3TN · theforestacademy.co.uk · 020 8500 4266
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Redbridge 53.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Redbridge Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 749
- 80% of 940 places
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.4%
- First language not English
- 57.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 134 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 134 | 74 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 109 | 83 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 59 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 68 | 0.4 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 60 | 0.3 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.2, and 37.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Redbridge it was 53.9, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade C- (27.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲86.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 51.9 | −2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 3.8 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 32.3 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 students | C- (27.9) | +0.15 | |
| 73 students | C- (27.9) | +0.15 | |
| Applied general20 students | — | +0.79 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 64 | D (21.2) | -0.29 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 44 |
| Further and other education | 24 |
| Further education | 1 |
| Other education | 23 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 |
| Employment | 13 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 |
| Activity not captured | 1 |
Ofsted
Forest Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 54
- 7% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (37%) with SEND