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EnglandLondonCroydonCR0 8HQForest Academy
Primary

Forest Academy

Primary

Croydon · Croydon · CR0 8HQ www.forestacademy.org.uk

Pupils
190
cap. 656
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
190
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
190
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Forest Academy · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
-10pp
83%74%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
7%
-7pp
18%13%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
190
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
61%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bridle Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8HQ
Local authority
Croydon
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
2024/2573%7%77%27%80%17%77%13%83%67%105.0103.0105.023%190
2023/2483%14%86%31%83%17%93%38%83%90%106.0108.0109.020%192
2022/2371%18%82%25%82%21%86%32%82%86%105.0105.0106.0+1.20+2.80+2.1015%198
2018/1964%18%66%30%80%25%84%20%89%73%103.0105.0105.0-3.50-1.00-2.008%290
2017/1869%9%78%24%82%16%81%22%90%76%104.0104.0106.0-2.00-0.60-1.306%330
2016/1752%7%61%18%80%21%64%14%79%64%101.0101.0103.0-2.60+0.70-2.607%384

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
2024/2519024.323%34%61%5%12%
2023/2419217.120%38%65%5%14%
2022/2319820.215%36%66%6%16%
2021/2221220.817%42%66%4%7%
2020/2123418.37%42%63%
2018/1929018.48%45%58%4%6%
2017/1833023.16%43%58%4%6%
2016/1738424.27%43%53%4%10%

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