Secondary school

The Forest School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • RH13 5NT
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,377 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 29%29%2016/17: top 20%20% · 2016/172017/18: top 54%2018/19: top 55%2021/22: top 39%2022/23: top 38%2023/24: top 49%2024/25: top 42%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 847 · South East 466/10 Middle
Grade 5+ English and maths55.9% · South East 44.8%7/10 Above+20.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.98 · South East 4.035/10 Middle−9 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.28 · South East +0.013/10 Below+13.7 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 53.3 · 215 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 52 · 222 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 45.3 · 193 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 45.2 · 218 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 50.7 · 220 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 48.2 · 223 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 45.9 · 181 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 47 · 202 pupils · South East 4653.345.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 53% · 222 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 46% · 193 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 36% · 218 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 51% · 220 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 48% · 223 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 49.2% · 181 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 55.9% · 202 pupils · South East 44.8%55.9%36%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.7%
185 of 204 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 90.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st204185
2nd35728
3rd2033

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,115
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.2%
First language not English7.5%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.8%
Persistently absent pupils22.5%

Girls 25.4%Boys 74.6%

97.8% full · 1,140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 55.6
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 10.5
  • Other support 37.3

Teachers 61.6 FTE · Whole workforce 109.3 · 124 people

Financials

No AAR return published for this school

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

181 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.5%
  • Education87.8%
  • Apprenticeship3.9%
  • Employment2.8%
  • Not sustained2.2%
  • Unknown3.3%