The Forest Academy

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The Forest Academy
Address
The Forest Academy
Harbourer Road

Redbridge
,
Greater London
,
IG6 3TN

England
Information
Type Academy
MottoTogether Fostering Achievement
Established1951
Local authority Redbridge
TrustBeacon Multi-Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 137692 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive headteacherWill Mackintosh
PrincipalLewis Ansell
Staff100+
Gender Coeducational
Age range11 to 18
Enrolment650 plus c. 250 in the 6th form
Colour(s)Black, Navy Blue and Green
Website https://www.theforestacademy.org/

The Forest Academy (formerly Hainault Forest High School) is a coeducational secondary school situated near to Hainault Forest in Hainault, London, England. The school is an academy sponsored by Beacon Multi Academy Trust. [1] The Forest Academy is an Ofsted 'Good' school. [2]

Contents

Forest Academy has a co-located 6th Form with Beal High School, where students enrolled at Beal 6th Form study courses at either The Forest Academy or Beal High School. [3] Courses offered at The Forest Academy campus 6th Form include a 3-year pathway, including GCSEs English and Math's and level 2 courses, A-levels and Level 3 vocational qualifications. [4]

History

The Forest Academy was founded in 1951 as Kingswood Secondary School by Yorke, Rosenberg Mardall. Under its Headmaster John Westbury OBE, it was amalgamated with Grange School to form Hainault High School in 1975.

Between 1985 and 1991 the schools name was changed from Hainault High School to Hainault Forest High School.

In 1991 Greg Deery became headteacher of Hainault Forest High School, before this he was deputy for three years. On the 10th July 2003 it was announced that Hainault Forest High School had become the first school in Redbridge to be awarded Specialist School status in business and enterprise. [5]

In 2004 Tim Westrip became acting headteacher from departing headteacher Greg Deery, after the school was judged to be failing in October 2003 and was put into special measures by OFSTED.

In September 2005 Kathryn Terrell became headteacher of Hainault Forest High School from acting headteacher Tim Westrip, who left after two terms at the school. [6]

In March 2006 Hainault Forest High School escaped from special measures after OFSTED said the school had made significant progress. [7]

On Monday 27 November 2006 shortly before 2pm a fire was discovered in the changing room in some gym cushions. The school was safely evacuated and the fire was brought under control 15 minutes after emergency services arrived on the seen. [8]

On the 19th May 2010 Will Thompson becomes Headteacher of Hainault Forest Highschool.

In 2011 Hainault Forest High School joined the Beacon Multi-Academy Trust and in 2012 was renamed to The Forest Academy.

In August 2020 Will Mackintosh became Principal of The Forest Academy. Taking over from leaving Principal Will Thompson.

In September 2024 Lewis Ansell and Ed Macleod were appointed Co-Headteachers of The Forest Academy.

On the 28th February 2025 Lewis Ansell was appointed Principal of The Forest Academy after running the school as a Co-Headteacher with Ed Macleod since September 2024.

Notable former pupils

Chigwell Hunstman Road High School

Chigwell High Academy

References

  1. ↑ "Homepage". Beacon Academy Trust. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Forest Academy". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "A welcome from Mr MacLeod – Vice Principal of BSF". Beal High School. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Gayne, Daniel (11 August 2021). "A Level results 2021: Three-quarters of Beal pupils get into first choice university". Ilford Recorder. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Specialist status for school". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "New headteacher is 'pleased to be here at last'". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "They're on their way to the top". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 11 March 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Blaze rips through school". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mz Bratt sings praises of maths". Ilford Recorder. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2010. Mz Bratt is part of a new breed of intelligent young stars from London crossing over into the charts. A former Hainault Forest High School pupil, she achieved 10 A-C GCSEs, despite the pressures of her fledgling career.
  10. ↑ "Union Bob only thinks of his men - mum". Ilford Recorder. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2010. Mrs Crow recalled how her stepson was brought up in Redbridge and attended Hainault Forest High School, Harbourer Road, Hainault, before rising to the top of the union movement. She said: "He's been back there to see them in the past couple of years. "He went there - they asked him if he wanted to go and see the children."

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