The Forest Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley SouthConstituency

S70 3NGPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Forest Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 346 pupils. The Forest Academy is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

346

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 346
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Mar 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
26 Feb 2015	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.