Forres Primary Academy
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gavin Douglas
- Sponsor
- Spiral Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 151161
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Telephone
- 01992467821
About this school
Forres Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hoddesdon. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Forres Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Forres Primary School (URN 117284).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
How Forres Primary Academy compares
Forres Primary Academy ranked 255th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 7.3% | 31.6% | 199 | — |
| The Cranbourne Primary School | 68% | 4.3% | 13.2% | 409 | 0.3 miles |
| Roselands Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 17.5% | 300 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School | 30% | 7.4% | 24.7% | 383 | 0.7 miles |
| High Leigh Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 40.3% | 166 | 0.9 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 87% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 238 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.62%
- English as an additional language
- 16.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.32%
- Persistent absence
- 19.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Cranbourne Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
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Roselands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
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St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
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High Leigh Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hoddesdon
Other schools in Hoddesdon
Forres Primary Academy ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Hoddesdon.
- High Leigh Primary School Primary
- Roselands Primary School Primary
- Sheredes Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School Primary
- St Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Cranbourne Primary School Primary
- Robert Barclay Academy Secondary
- The John Warner School Secondary
- Rivers Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Forres Primary Academy teach?
- Forres Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Hoddesdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Forres Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Forres Primary Academy is Mr Gavin Douglas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forres Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forres Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Forres Primary Academy?
- Forres Primary Academy has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Forres Primary Academy full?
- Forres Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 199 on roll (47%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Forres Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Forres Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Forres Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Forres Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Forres Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Forres Primary Academy is part of SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Forres Primary Academy compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Forres Primary Academy ranked 255th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forres Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Forres Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census.
- What are Forres Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forres Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 3 July 2026.