The Forest Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Barnsley (Barnsley).
KS2 RWM expected
70%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
74%
same England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.9%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.9
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
39.3%
▲ 14pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
137%
346 / 253 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.The Forest Academy is one of 33 schools run by Wellspring Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Academy | Secondary | North East Lincolnshire | 639 | 6 | Key judgements 2025Requires improvement in 1 key judgement, Inadequate in 3; safeguarding effective |
| Bramley Park Academy | Primary | Leeds | 334 | 11 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Coomb Briggs Primary Academy | Primary | North East Lincolnshire | 153 | 10 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy | Primary | Lincolnshire | 204 | 11 | Good 2023 |
| Ebor Gardens Primary Academy | Primary | Leeds | 428 | 12 | Outstanding 2024 |
| Elements Primary School | Primary | Leeds | 395 | 11 | Good 2023 |
| Forest Moor School | Special | North Yorkshire | 128 | 12 | Good 2024 |
| Green Meadows Academy | Special | Leeds | 225 | 12 | Good 2024 |
| Greenacre School | Special | Barnsley | 340 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Horncastle Primary School | Primary | Lincolnshire | 417 | 10 | Good 2024 |
| Joseph Norton Academy | Special | Kirklees | 62 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| Laceby Stanford Primary Academy | Primary | North East Lincolnshire | 231 | 9 | Good 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Lacey Gardens Junior Academy | Primary | Lincolnshire | 307 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014, previous school) |
| Littlecoates Primary Academy | Primary | North East Lincolnshire | 219 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| Oakhill Primary Academy | Primary | Barnsley | 328 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Oakwell Rise Primary Academy | Primary | Barnsley | 236 | 10 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Parkside School | Secondary | Bradford | 1,061 | 6 | Report card 2026Needs attention in 3 areas, Urgent improvement in 3; safeguarding standards met |
| Penny Field School | Special | Leeds | 71 | 12 | Good 2024 |
| Phoenix Park Academy | - | North East Lincolnshire | 47 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Scartho Infants' School and Nursery | Primary | North East Lincolnshire | 142 | 11 | Requires improvement 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Sevenhills Academy | - | North East Lincolnshire | 11 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Springwell Alternative Academy | - | Barnsley | 57 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham | - | Lincolnshire | 44 | 11 | Good 2022 |
| Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln | - | Lincolnshire | 84 | 11 | Good 2022 |
| Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe | - | Lincolnshire | 49 | 11 | Outstanding 2024 |
| Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding | - | Lincolnshire | 49 | 11 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Springwell Harrogate | - | North Yorkshire | 23 | 12 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all six areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Springwell Leeds Academy | Special | Leeds | 356 | 12 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Springwell Special Academy | Special | Barnsley | 136 | 10 | Good 2022 |
| The Forest Academy (this school) | Primary | Barnsley | 346 | 10 | Outstanding 2023 |
| The Forest School | Special | North Yorkshire | 155 | 12 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; safeguarding effective |
| Trent View College | Special | North Lincolnshire | 58 | 11 | not inspected / no record |
| Victoria Primary Academy | Primary | Leeds | 363 | 12 | Good 2022 |
| 33 schools | 7,698 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.