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Forest Academy

Redbridge · IG6 3TN

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 749 pupils, 34.4% FSM

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Forest Academy

General Information

Address: Harbourer Road, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3TN – View on map
Phone: 02085004266
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Salma Riley
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 74 families put it first for 134 places – 6 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 16 of the 134 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 4 · 2024 3 · 2025 8 · 2026 6
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

749 pupils out of 940 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 256
% eligible for free school meals: 34.4%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Redbridge average)
English as an additional language: 57% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 28.2% a year (Redbridge 20.1%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 64% moved to another school, 36% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Redbridge: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 66 (2.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Redbridge, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Autism 30 places · 30 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 38 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 21 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 15 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 22 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Attainment 8 score: 42.2
Compared with the area: 11.2 points below the Redbridge average (53.4)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (−6.7 points against an expected 48.9)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 58% (Redbridge 77%, England 65%) Improving
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolRedbridge averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 11.2 points below the Redbridge average (53.4).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

18th of 18 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8

#16Mayfield School45.0
#17Caterham High School44.3
#18Forest Academy42.2

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Ilford County High School75.7
#2Valentines High School59.3
#3Seven Kings School57.3
#4Atam Academy57.2
#5Ark Isaac Newton Academy56.7
#6Trinity Catholic High School56.3
#7The Ursuline Academy Ilford56.1
#8Loxford School54.4
#9Wanstead High School54.1
#10Chadwell Heath Academy53.7
#11Oaks Park High School53.5
#12Woodbridge High School52.2
#13Beal High School52.0
#14The Palmer Catholic Academy48.8
#15King Solomon High School46.8
#16Mayfield School45.0
#17Caterham High School44.3
#18Forest Academy42.2

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 88.0%
Went into further education: 85.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Science Double Award
Maths (General)
English Literature
English Language
History
Spanish
Geography
French Language
Computer Science
Economics
Media Studies
Sociology
Photography
Business Studies
Art & Design
Sports Studies
Speech & Drama
Food Technology
Music Studies (General)
Russian
Urdu
Turkish
Portuguese
Polish
Chinese
Bengali
Persian Language
Arabic
German

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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7th of 12 secondary schools in Redbridge for Ofsted rating

#5Atam AcademyGood
#6Caterham High SchoolGood
#7Forest AcademyGood
#8Mayfield SchoolGood
#9Oaks Park High SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ark Isaac Newton AcademyOutstanding
#2Loxford SchoolOutstanding
#3Seven Kings SchoolOutstanding
#4Woodbridge High SchoolOutstanding
#5Atam AcademyGood
#6Caterham High SchoolGood
#7Forest AcademyGood
#8Mayfield SchoolGood
#9Oaks Park High SchoolGood
#10Trinity Catholic High SchoolGood
#11Wanstead High SchoolGood
#12King Solomon High SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,346 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 18 secondary schools in Redbridge for spending per pupil

#1Caterham High School£10,774
#2King Solomon High School£9,375
#3Forest Academy£9,346
#4Mayfield School£8,387
#5The Palmer Catholic Academy£8,203

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Caterham High School£10,774
#2King Solomon High School£9,375
#3Forest Academy£9,346
#4Mayfield School£8,387
#5The Palmer Catholic Academy£8,203
#6Oaks Park High School£8,181
#7The Ursuline Academy Ilford£8,150
#8Valentines High School£7,985
#9Chadwell Heath Academy£7,978
#10Wanstead High School£7,920
#11Loxford School£7,844
#12Woodbridge High School£7,619
#13Trinity Catholic High School£7,513
#14Seven Kings School£7,508
#15Ark Isaac Newton Academy£7,353
#16Ilford County High School£7,283
#17Atam Academy£6,875
#18Beal High School£6,655

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Redbridge: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered