Forest Gate Academy
Primary schoolForest Gate Academy is a primary school in Trafford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 215 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 December 2023
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, 57% of pupils at Forest Gate Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 72% in Trafford and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 108 | 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- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, October 2023380 m
- Fairfield House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file740 m
- Broadoak SchoolSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
- Partington Central AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Trafford
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).