Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding
Early years provision Outstanding


The report recognises: 

• a community of excellence and achievement
• an ethos of care and compassion
• that staff share a relentless commitment to giving all pupils the very best education
• pupils are highly engaged
• enthused and passionate about their learning
• relationships between staff and pupils are built upon extremely solid foundations of care, respect and trust
• pupils benefit from a curriculum which is extremely ambitious
• the work pupils produce is of exceptional quality
• all pupils, but particularly those who have SEND or are disadvantaged, are successful in their learning and achievements, opportunities for reading are everywhere in this school
• the personal development of pupils is a golden thread that runs through their day to day life
• children in the early years get off to a flying start
• leaders share a common goal and mission to improve the life chances of pupils
• the arrangements for safeguarding are effective

The full reports can be read here: 
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139136

• The Forest Academy- Ofsted Report 2015 GOOD
• The Forest Academy- Ofsted Report 2019 GOOD
• The Forest Academy- Ofsted Report 2023 OUTSTANDING