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Forest Academy

  • 3–11Ages
  • 180Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 140113URN

Bridle Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.5 below Croydon median (3.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

30 applications for 12 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
73%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExceptional
  • 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

  1. 14 July 2026
    Report card · 1 Exceptional, 6 Strong standard
  2. 8 February 2022
    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
2.5applications per place, Reception
0.5 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

30 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 2.5; Croydon median median 3.0
  2. 2025 1.7; Croydon median median 3.1
  3. 2024 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
  4. 2023 2.3; Croydon median median 3.0
  5. 2022 1.6; Croydon median median 3.1
  6. 2021 2.2; Croydon median median 2.9
  7. 2020 1.9; Croydon median median 3.1
  8. 2019 1.7; Croydon median median 3.1
  9. 2018 1.9; Croydon median median 3.4
  10. 2017 1.7; Croydon median median 3.4
  11. 2016 1.7; Croydon median median 3.3
  12. 2015 1.3; Croydon median median 3.4
  13. 2014 1.6; Croydon median median 3.5
More applications per place than the Croydon median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Croydon 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202612302.5121.00
Sep 202528481.7190.68
Sep 202424542.3220.92
Sep 202324562.3220.92
Sep 202220321.6170.85
Sep 202117382.2160.94
Sep 202020371.9190.95
Sep 201920341.7201.00
Sep 201836701.9350.97
Sep 201732541.7310.97
Sep 201633551.7290.88
Sep 201553661.3360.68
Sep 201441641.6370.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 80% · Maths 77% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%33rd of 77 in Croydon
Reading
Expected standard77%
Higher standard27%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard80%
Greater depth17%
Maths
Expected standard77%
Higher standard13%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Croydon median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2573%7%105103
2023/2483%14%106108
2022/2371%18%105105

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

  • 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
140113 · 306/2109
Trust
Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
Capacity
656 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals
60.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 September 2013
Replaced
Spring Park Primary School (URN 131464)
Address
Bridle Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8HQ
Local authority
Croydon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources