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Forest Academy

Primary

West Suffolk · Brandon · IP27 0FP http://www.forest.suffolk.sch.uk

Pupils
412
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Forest Academy · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
0pp
86%67%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
21%12%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
412
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Bury Road, Brandon, IP27 0FP
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%4%65%31%67%4%70%26%80%59%104.0104.0102.023%412
2023/2454%3%68%19%71%7%59%25%81%58%103.0103.0100.024%424
2022/2360%2%73%24%73%5%75%13%84%73%104.0103.0103.0-0.20+0.30+0.5020%436
2018/1948%14%62%17%76%21%74%24%88%76%102.0104.0104.0-2.20-0.40-1.4010%396
2017/1886%21%86%38%86%36%88%29%83%81%108.0107.0106.0-1.90-1.50-2.109%381
2016/1757%7%67%19%67%24%79%21%71%74%103.0104.0104.0-6.10-4.40-4.408%381

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541220.523%14%26%6%19%
2023/2442422.624%14%23%6%19%
2022/2343621.020%14%20%6%19%
2021/2244822.417%15%25%10%34%
2020/2141920.317%16%20%
2018/1939623.310%12%17%4%10%
2017/1838123.89%10%17%5%13%
2016/1738125.78%11%22%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.