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Forest Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs April Grimes

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location_onBrandon, IP27 0FP

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

436

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Forest Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Brandon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Forest Academy is an academy converter in Brandon, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of FOREST ACADEMY. The school has approximately 412 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #113 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #8,564 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 57%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 68%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading68% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 1.5

0.3

Write

LA -0.4

-1.3 to 1.9

0.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.1 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.6

-4.0 to -0.3

-0.4

Write

LA -0.7

-2.2 to 1.3

-1.4

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.0 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 60%

Reading86% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 74%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.4

-3.9 to 0.1

-1.5

Write

LA -0.5

-3.4 to 0.4

-2.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.9 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 November 2021

Inspection Report

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30 November 2017

Inspection Report

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22 May 2014

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-30

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-05-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 412 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	412	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	417	9	2.2%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	428	4	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	424	5	1.2%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	420	8	1.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	433	11	2.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	436	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	438	5	1.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	448	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	419	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	411	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	421	7	1.7%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	415	10	2.4%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	404	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	396	7	1.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	396	5	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	384	8	2.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	381	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	381	16	4.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	382	8	2.1%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	381	7	1.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	378	3	0.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Physical Disability 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

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Forest Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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