My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
26%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%Forest Hill School
Community school — Secondary
SE23 2XN / 11–18 / Boys / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
52.3
Attainment 8
93%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.3
- Progress 8
- 0.3
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 58.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 34.1
- Achieving AAB+
- 8.8%
93% of parents would recommend this school
199 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
34%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
52%Agree
40%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
15%Agree
7%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%Not applicable
67%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
50%Agree
40%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
56%Agree
21%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%Not applicable
15%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
21%No
79%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 42 parents
Strongly agree
42%Agree
29%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
12%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
60%Agree
30%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
59%Agree
32%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
53%Agree
39%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
46%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
44%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
57%Agree
29%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
93%No
7%26.9% of pupils receive SEN support
26.9%
SEN support
2.5%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 5.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 6.8%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 7.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.1%
62% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 62%
50% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 89%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 50%
- Entered top-third university
- 14%
- Achieved a degree
- 79%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.4:1
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 17.11%
- English as additional language
- 21.7%
- Teachers with QTS
- 93.5%
- White
- 51.5%
- Mixed
- 17.3%
- Asian
- 6.6%
- Black
- 9.1%
- Other
- 3.5%
White British40.4%
Other White10.7%
Irish0.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed6.3%
White & Black Caribbean5%
White & Asian4%
White & Black African2%
Other Asian3.1%
Pakistani1.3%
Indian0.8%
Bangladeshi0.8%
Chinese0.6%
Caribbean5%
Other Black2.1%
African2%