My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
26%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%The Forest School
Academy converter — Secondary
RG41 5NE / 11–18 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
50.7
Attainment 8
94%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results🤝 Strong SEN support
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2021
Good
Good
Inspected 2021
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
- 50.7
- Progress 8
- -0.12
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 59.5%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 28.74
- Achieving AAB+
- 3.3%
94% of parents would recommend this school
182 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
27%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
52%Agree
41%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
15%Agree
9%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%Not applicable
66%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
40%Agree
49%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
59%Agree
11%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Not applicable
24%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
13%No
87%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 24 parents
Strongly agree
52%Agree
35%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
9%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
57%Agree
35%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
59%Agree
36%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
59%Agree
34%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
35%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
34%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
54%Agree
35%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
94%No
6%6.3% of pupils receive SEN support
6.3%
SEN support
1.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1.6%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.3%
67.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 67.9%
49% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 71%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 15%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 49%
- Entered top-third university
- 16%
- Achieved a degree
- 73%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.1:1
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 15.41%
- English as additional language
- 32.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 94.5%
- White
- 56.3%
- Mixed
- 8.8%
- Asian
- 20.4%
- Black
- 4.2%
- Other
- 1%
White British50.2%
Other White5.9%
Irish0.2%
Other Mixed3.5%
White & Black Caribbean2.3%
White & Asian1.6%
White & Black African1.4%
Indian6.3%
Pakistani4.9%
Chinese4.4%
Other Asian4.3%
Bangladeshi0.5%
Caribbean2.3%
African1.4%
Other Black0.5%