Secondary school

Forest Hill School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–18
  • Boys · mixed sixth form
  • Lewisham
  • SE23 2XN

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 695 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 71%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 69%2021/22: top 35%2022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 28%2024/25: top 22%No exams

A-level results

#263 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 852.3 · London 50.16/10 Middle+13.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths58.7% · London 51.8%7/10 Above+24.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.81 · London 4.567/10 Above+18.7 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.30 · London +0.325/10 Middle+45.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry34.1 · London 34.75/10 Middle+13.5 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46.6 · 221 pupils · London 522016/17: 42.4 · 223 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 45.8 · 198 pupils · London 492018/19: 42.8 · 208 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 51.6 · 183 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 49.3 · 158 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 50.5 · 183 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 52.3 · 179 pupils · London 50.1552.342.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 34% · 223 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 41% · 198 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 39% · 208 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 54% · 183 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 54% · 158 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 54.6% · 183 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 58.7% · 179 pupils · London 51.8%58.7%34%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 28.39 · 102 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 27.55 · 94 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 29.83 · 101 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 29.71 · 77 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 34.61 · 85 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 29.37 · 60 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 35.18 · 77 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 34.1 · 71 pupils · London 34.735.1827.55No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in78.6%
99 of 126 who put it first2014 · 90.4%2026 · 78.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st12699
2nd12740
3rd8816
Last distance offered
  • 2026/271.7 km
  • 2025/263.1 km
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered
  • 2020/21All offered
  • 2019/20All offered

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2021Requires improvement
  6. 2023Ungraded visit
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Dec 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils at this school are safe and happy.”
  • “They achieve well.”
  • “The school has put in place a carefully considered and ambitious curriculum.”

To improve

  • “Occasionally, teaching activities do not help pupils gain the planned knowledge and skills as well as they could.”
  • “This leads to some pupils having gaps in their knowledge.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,080
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.7%
First language not English21.7%
SEN support24.4%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils18.9%

Girls 1.9%Boys 98.1%

all pupils, incl. sixth form

70.4% full · 1,535 places · 213 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 199 responses (18.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 68.3% not applicable66.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year91% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 15.1% not applicable91.1% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed71.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school91.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult13.8
  • Classroom teachers 52
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 9.9
  • Other support 26.6

Teachers 60 FTE · Whole workforce 96.5 · 106 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,650
Spend per pupil£10,653
Staff spend per pupil£7,081
Reserve per pupil£1,697
  • +£1,834,646revenue reserve
  • −£2,614in-year balance

Grants £10,056 · self-generated £622 · premises £1,355 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

183 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.3%
  • Education91.3%
  • Apprenticeship1.1%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained2.7%
  • Unknown4.9%