1The Forest Academy
Barnsley · ages 3 to 11 · URN139136
346 pupils / 356 at The Mallard Academy2025/26 · Academic year
Add to comparison- Free school meals: 1.7 percentage points higher
- First language other than English: 1.7 percentage points higher
- SEND: 2.29 percentage points lower
- 10 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
- Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 2 February 2023 · published 20 March 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding
Matching score and calculation
Score -0.01071. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.
- FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00765.
- First language other than English: difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00425.
- SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.29 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00458.
- Total pupils: difference 10 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00281.
- region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.