Forest Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 12 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
- 823 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 58.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
Other White 24.3%
White British 16.5%
Pakistani 11.1%
African 9.8%
Mixed 9%
Bangladeshi 8.9%
Indian 8.3%
Other Asian 6.3%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 86%
Local authority average 58%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42
Local authority average 53.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.01
Local authority average 4.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 20 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Economics | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 151 |
Admissions
Forest Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 131 63 68 |
| Year 8 | 176 100 76 |
| Year 9 | 162 88 74 |
| Year 10 | 177 89 88 |
| Year 11 | 177 95 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 93.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 18.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 71.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 3.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 2.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.3% 3.0% |