Forest Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Forest Academy is a secondary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 January 2023. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Forest Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 37% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Redbridge.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 74 first-choice applications for 134 offers; 60 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 11 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.6 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Redbridge.
- Of its pupils, 34.3% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Redbridge is 28%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Harbourer Road, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3TN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 749 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 January 2023
Strengths
- “Forest Academy is a welcoming place for pupils of all cultures and faiths.”
- “Pupils enjoy finding out and celebrating the diverse backgrounds of their friends.”
- “There is a friendly atmosphere around the school.”
To improve
- “In a few areas, such as history, mathematics and languages, leaders’ work is not securely embedded.”
- “This affects how well teaching enables pupils to retain knowledge and progressively increase their understanding.”
- “However, across subjects, some inconsistencies remain in how well teachers check pupils’ understanding and, where necessary, adjust learning activities to help pupils build up their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 74 first-preference applications, 134 offers in total, 74 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- King Solomon High School 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ilford County High School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oaks Park High School 2.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Caterham High School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Chadwell Heath Academy 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mayfield School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beal High School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Valentines High School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published