Ofsted inspection · 02/02/2023
Overview of The Forest Academy · Primary · Barnsley
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 0% | 74% | 26% | 70% | 0% | 74% | 44% | 77% | 70% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 6% | 85% | 27% | 75% | 6% | 88% | 27% | 81% | 85% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 352 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 7% | 69% | 21% | 76% | 12% | 71% | 24% | 81% | 71% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | +0.50 | +0.90 | +1.30 | 18% | 353 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 7% | 77% | 16% | 88% | 14% | 98% | 33% | 81% | 88% | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 | +2.70 | +2.70 | +5.30 | 18% | 328 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 3% | 74% | 10% | 87% | 13% | 81% | 16% | 74% | 77% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | +2.90 | +5.20 | +3.90 | 20% | 298 |
| 2016/17 | 43% | 4% | 57% | 14% | 82% | 18% | 54% | 7% | 82% | 36% | 100.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 | +0.10 | +3.80 | -1.20 | 16% | 284 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 352 | 20.6 | 18% | 21% | 39% | 6% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 352 | 20.7 | 18% | 18% | 41% | 6% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 353 | 19.0 | 18% | 18% | 45% | 6% | 13% |
| 2021/22 | 351 | 21.2 | 14% | 16% | 44% | 6% | 14% |
| 2020/21 | 343 | 18.0 | 14% | 15% | 43% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 328 | 20.7 | 18% | 12% | 50% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 298 | 22.9 | 20% | 12% | 52% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 284 | 18.5 | 16% | 12% | 57% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.