Forest Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Bridle Road
Shirley
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 8HQ
Phone 02087772808
Reference Number 140113

General Makeup

Number of pupils 192
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.08%
Girls: 47.92%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 63.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 38%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 12 26
2 15 14 29
3 9 12 21
4 12 16 28
5 17 12 29
6 16 14 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 25.5%
White, British 22.4%
White, Other 7.3%
Mixed, Other 5.7%
Caribbean 5.2%
Asian, Other 4.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.2%
Pakistani 4.2%
Indian 3.1%
White & Asian 2.6%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-03-29
Date Description Report
2022-02-08 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-06-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-04-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-09-01 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Spring Park Primary School
2011-09-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-01-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-04 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-09-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-01-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-04 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing 2.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 7 2
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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