Academy converter · Suffolk

Forest Academy

3–11Ages
389Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136316URN

Bury Road, Brandon, IP27 0FP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

48 applications for 32 places · 115th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
11 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	32	48	1.5	32	1.00
Sep 2025	33	52	1.6	31	0.94
Sep 2024	42	59	1.4	41	0.98
Sep 2023	52	69	1.3	48	0.92
Sep 2022	60	83	1.4	67	1.12
Sep 2021	56	67	1.2	54	0.96
Sep 2020	61	73	1.2	63	1.03
Sep 2019	56	71	1.3	55	0.98
Sep 2018	55	73	1.3	52	0.95
Sep 2017	59	85	1.4	56	0.95
Sep 2016	57	89	1.6	55	0.96
Sep 2015	44	108	2.5	74	1.68
Sep 2014	45	99	2.2	69	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 67% · Maths 70% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%151st of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	4%	104	104
2023/24	54%	3%	103	103
2022/23	60%	2%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Forest AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Glade Academy
0.4 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Weeting Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Iceni Primary Academy
5.3 km · Norfolk

2025

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lakenheath Community Primary School
6.9 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Mundford Church of England Primary Academy
7.4 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Elveden Church of England Primary Academy
7.6 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell
8.1 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
8.3 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 27%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136316 · 935/2003
Trust: Forest Academy
Capacity: 420 pupils · 389 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2010
Replaced: Forest Community Primary School (URN 124532)
Address: Bury Road, Brandon, IP27 0FP
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources