Forest Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 11 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 136316
- Address
- Bury Road, IP27 0FP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 412 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 14.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 75.2%
Other White 13.1%
Mixed 6%
Unclassified 3.4%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Forest Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 33
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 12 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 48 24 24 |
| Year 1 | 52 26 26 |
| Year 2 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 3 | 55 35 20 |
| Year 4 | 55 30 25 |
| Year 5 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 6 | 55 25 30 |