Forest Academy is a secondary school located in Ilford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/09/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Harbourer Road, Ilford

School Information

Address: Harbourer Road, Ilford, IG6 3TN
Website: http://www.theforestacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 02085004266
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Redbridge
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Will Mackintosh
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137692

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 940
Number of Pupils: 628
Number of Boys: 335
Number of Girls: 293

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.04 Confidence interval -0.32 to 0.24
Of the 128 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 79 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:34%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coppice Primary School
Manford Way , IG7 4AL 		3out of 4 452 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
John Bramston Primary School
Newcastle Avenue , New North Road IG6 3EE 		3out of 4 697 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Manford Primary School
Manford Way , IG7 4BX 		3out of 4 1,096 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chigwell Row Infant School
Lambourne Road , IG7 6EZ 		3out of 4 1,739 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Limes Farm Junior School
Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP 		3out of 4 2,113 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest Academy
Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kantor King Solomon High School
Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB 		3out of 4 2,775 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School
Manford Way , IG7 4BX 		- not rated 1,096 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Wells Park School
School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN 		4out of 4 1,244 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Rush Hall School
Fencepiece Road , Hainault IG6 2LB 		4out of 4 2,494 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Redbridge Alternative Provision
Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU 		4out of 4 2,897 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Little Heath School
Hainault Road , Little Heath RM6 5RX 		3out of 4 3,002 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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