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The Forest Academy

Primary Academy school in Barnsley S70 3NG

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  • School Reference Number: 139136
  • Address: Thornton Road, Kendray, Barnsley S70 3NG
  • Principal: Mrs Katie Pierce
  • Telephone: 01226 284719
  • Website: theforest-academy.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Wellspring Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 253
  • Local Education Authority: Barnsley
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: May 2013* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 02/02/2023

Rating published on 20/03/2023

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Quality of education: Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

Early years provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
2 February 2023 21 March 2023 School inspection Outstanding
9 January 2019 30 January 2019 Short inspection
28 January 2015 26 February 2015 Full inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number139136
Local Authority Code370
Local Authority NameBarnsley
Establishment Number2023
School / College NameThe Forest Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-05-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity253
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils352
Number of Boys180
Number of Girls172
Percentage Free School Meals38.70
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5252
Academy trust or TrustWELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorWellspring Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10039860
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date24-01-2025
StreetThornton Road
LocalityKendray
Address3
TownBarnsley
County (name)South Yorkshire
PostcodeS70 3NG
Websitewww.theforest-academy.co.uk
Telephone01226284719
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameKatie
Headteacher/Principal last namePierce
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000016
DistrictBarnsley
Ward CodeE05000994
WardStairfoot
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001075
Parliamentary ConstituencyBarnsley South
Urban/Rural CodeB1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000016
Easting436109
Northing405151
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Barnsley 018
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Barnsley 018B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN2007005897
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001526
LSOA CodeE01007318
Free School Meals127
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139136
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139136
LAESTAB3702023
School nameThe Forest Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/05/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authorityBarnsley
Parliamentary constituencyBarnsley South
Multi-academy trust UID5252
Multi-academy trust nameWELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Academy sponsor UID5251
Academy sponsor nameWellspring Academy Trust
PostcodeS70 3NG
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils352
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10211956
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date02/02/2023
Publication date20/03/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139136
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3702023
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Forest Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS449876
Previous inspection start date28/01/2015
Previous publication date26/02/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection139136
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3702023
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Forest Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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