Forest Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 12 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
424 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
13.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.3%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.2%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 5.6%
Unclassified 4.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Forest Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
42
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
41
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
11
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
5
7
Reception, Full-time
53
27
26
Year 1
59
33
26
Year 2
57
36
21
Year 3
51
28
23
Year 4
58
26
32
Year 5
52
26
26
Year 6
60
33
27
Year 2023-2024

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