Forest Academy
Bridle Road, Croydon, CR0 8HQ
180 pupils · 27% of 656 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 60%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 February 2022, published 28 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 12 | 30 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 19 | 48 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 22 | 54 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 22 | 56 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 17 | 32 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 16 | 38 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 19 | 37 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 20 | 34 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harris Primary Academy Benson 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Oak Lodge Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Orchard Way Primary School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Applegarth Academy 1.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Hawes Down Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.