Forest Academy

URN 137692·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Beacon Multi-academy Trust Limited·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,602.42

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.9%

of income

In-year balance

+3.8%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 January 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.42.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.57.6%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)37.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.86.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

823

Capacity

940 (88%)

Free school meals

31.0%

English additional lang.

58.8%

Ethnicity

White British 16.5%Asian 34.6%Black 14.1%Mixed 9.0%Chinese 0.4%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

66.6

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

12.4

Mean salary

£47,174

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

18.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

2024/25 · 905 pupils