The Forest Academy
Primary schoolThe Forest Academy is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 346 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 70% of pupils at The Forest Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 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- Bank End Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Barnsley AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
- Hunningley Primary AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- The Mill AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- West Riding AcademySpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barnsley
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).