Forest View Primary School is a primary school located in Cinderford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Latimer Road, Cinderford, GL14 2QA
Website: www.forestviewschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01594822241
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Lyons
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139150

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 372
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.7
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.7
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest View Primary School
Latimer Road , GL14 2QA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Littledean Church of England Primary School
Church Street , Littledean GL14 3NL
3out of 4 1,360 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St White's Primary School
Sneyd Wood Road , GL14 3GD
3out of 4 1,763 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Steam Mills Primary School
Steam Mills , GL14 3JD
3out of 4 2,569 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Forest High School
Causeway Road , GL14 2AZ
2out of 4 388 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.