Secondary school

The Forest School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Wokingham
  • RG41 5NE
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Dec 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 857 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 42%2017/18: top 22%22% · 2017/182018/19: top 38%2021/22: top 27%2022/23: top 39%2023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 27%No exams

A-level results

#311 of 394 South East 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 South East

Attainment 850.7 · South East 467/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths59.5% · South East 44.8%8/10 Above
EBacc point score4.62 · South East 4.038/10 Above+11 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.12 · South East +0.014/10 Below+8.9 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.74 · South East 33.473/10 Below−9.6 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.6 · 194 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 47.4 · 174 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 51.9 · 185 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 48.4 · 181 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 53.5 · 96 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 48.1 · 92 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 49.1 · 123 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 50.7 · 126 pupils · South East 4653.547.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 54% · 174 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 55% · 185 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 44% · 181 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 61% · 96 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 54% · 92 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 50.4% · 123 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 59.5% · 126 pupils · South East 44.8%61%44%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.92 · 109 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 28.8 · 89 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 27.38 · 99 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 25.82 · 111 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 33.58 · 54 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 28.25 · 45 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 28.01 · 76 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 28.74 · 41 pupils · South East 33.4733.5825.82No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.7%
178 of 186 who put it first2014 · 96.9%2026 · 95.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st186178
2nd23033
3rd26319

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2025

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2009Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Good
  8. 2025Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,042
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.6%
First language not English32.9%
SEN support5.1%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils15.3%

Girls 8.9%Boys 91%

71.9% full · 1,450 places · 114 in sixth form

Parent View

As at 6 Apr 2026 · 206 responses (22.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school91.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved88.3% agree
  • Has your child been bullied at this school?17.5% yes
  • When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectively · asked only of the 17.5% who said Yes above77.8% agree
  • Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?23.3% yes
  • The school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 23.3% who said Yes above72.9% agree
  • The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know78.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 16% had no concerns to raise80.9% agree
  • When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart88.3% agree
  • The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well84.9% agree
  • Would you recommend this school to another parent?94.7% yes
  • Your overall view of the school87.3% positive

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult15.6
  • Classroom teachers 53.7
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 4.2
  • Other support 13.5

Teachers 58.7 FTE · Whole workforce 76.5 · 82 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,191
Spend per pupil£6,347
Staff spend per pupil£4,684
Reserve per pupil£1,745
  • +£1,621,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,713,000in-year balance

Grants £8,091 · self-generated £636 · premises £333 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE FOREST SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

123 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.1%
  • Education86.2%
  • Apprenticeship6.5%
  • Employment2.4%
  • Not sustained0.8%
  • Unknown4.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

80 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81.3%
  • Education55%
  • Higher education53.8%
  • Apprenticeship3.8%
  • Employment22.5%
  • Not sustained13.8%
  • Unknown5%