Forest Academy

State-Funded School

forest-academy-redbridge-london

LondonRegion

RedbridgeLocal Authority

Ilford NorthConstituency

IG6 3TNPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Forest Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Redbridge, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 749 pupils. Forest Academy is part of Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.02

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

37%

Black

13%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

749

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

57%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 749
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Oct 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.