Forest Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Unique reference
- 137692
- Address
- Harbourer Road, Hainault, IG6 3TN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 758 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 56.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.3%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
Other White 27%
White British 19.3%
Pakistani 11.5%
Mixed 9.8%
African 7.7%
Bangladeshi 6.6%
Indian 6.3%
Other Asian 5.1%
Caribbean 2.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.7
Local authority average 54.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 4.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 154 |
Admissions
Forest Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 135 68 67 |
| Year 8 | 137 70 67 |
| Year 9 | 165 89 76 |
| Year 10 | 154 83 71 |
| Year 11 | 167 85 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 94.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 16.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 73.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 2.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
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