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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 9% |
| African | 9.8% |
| Pakistani | 11.1% |
| White British | 16.5% |
| Other White | 24.3% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 86% |
| Local authority average | 58% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 37% |
| Local authority average | 60% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 42.2 |
| Local authority average | 53.9 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.02 |
| Local authority average | 4.94 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |