Forest Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Ilford (Redbridge).
Location
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The Forest Academy PE Department offers a broad and varied curriculum to ensure pupils have the opportunity to participate in a range a sports and activities to develop an appetite to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Pupils are also able to develop their physical, mental and social skills through PE.
The sports we cover are Football, Basketball, Handball, Rugby, Netball, Fitness/Gym, Table Tennis, Badminton, Trampolining, Athletics, Cricket, Rounders, Softball, Dodgeball and Volleyball.
We also offer an extensive extra-curricular timetable which includes lunchtime clubs such as Futsal and Basketball, after-school clubs such as Netball, Football and Fitness/Gym and the chance to represent the school in an array of fixtures and competitions. We also have a state of the art fitness facility worth £25,000 which is open to all pupils.
THE Forest Academy Harbourer Road, Hainault, Ilford IG6 3TN
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 137692
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (14 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sheraz Bhatti | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Vij Zorba | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Carla Bradman | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Zaid Furreedan | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Oluwafunmi Kubweza | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Harry Williamson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Will Mackintosh | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Yvonne Andress | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kevin Howarth | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Emmanuelle Massudi | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Zohaib Tariq | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Kathryn Burns | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 · until 2030 |
| Mr Deep Bamrah | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stephen Smith Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Melany Steel Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Cristalina Fernandes-Bates Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Will Mackintosh Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Lewis Ansell Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Miss Tanya Ahmed Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Suruk Miah Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record