Forest Academy
Primary schoolForest Academy is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 180 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Forest Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Harris Primary Academy BensonPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Beckmead Park AcademySpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade920 m
- Oak Lodge Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Addington Valley AcademySpecial. Good (overall), January 20231.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Croydon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).