The Forest School is a secondary school located in Horsham. 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 09/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NT
Website: http://www.theforestschool.com/
Telephone: 01403261086
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Straw
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 126065

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1074
Number of Pupils: 1048
Number of Boys: 1048
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.44 Confidence interval -0.62 to -0.26
Of the 218 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 198 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:28%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.95
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horsham Nursery School
Harwood Road , RH13 5UT 		3out of 4 1,111 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heron Way Primary School
Heron Way , RH13 6DJ 		4out of 4 550 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kingslea Primary School
Kings Road , RH13 5PS 		3out of 4 1,168 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leechpool Primary School
Leechpool Lane , RH13 6AG 		3out of 4 1,627 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Normandy , RH12 1JL 		3out of 4 1,785 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Northolmes Junior School, Horsham
Leith View Road , RH12 4ET 		3out of 4 1,889 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Forest School
Comptons Lane , RH13 5NT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Millais School
Depot Road , RH13 5HR 		4out of 4 520 yd Community school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The College of Richard Collyer In Horsham
Hurst Road , RH12 2EJ 		- not rated 1,970 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bohunt Horsham
Hurst Road , RH12 2DN 		- not rated 1,589 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Comptons Lane , RH13 5NW 		4out of 4 242 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Littlehaven Educational Trust
24 Hernbrook Drive , RH13 6EW 		- not rated 608 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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