The Forest School is a secondary school located in Wokingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Robin Hood Lane, Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Website: http://www.forest.wokingham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01189781626
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Shirley Austin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139853

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1164
Number of Pupils: 586
Number of Boys: 584
Number of Girls: 2

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.4 to -0.02
Of the 181 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 171 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:19%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.19
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		3,221 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Winnersh Primary School
Greenwood Grove, Winnersh RG41 5LH 		634 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wheatfield Primary School
Woodward Close, RG41 5UU 		865 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bearwood Primary School
Bearwood Road, Sindlesham RG41 5BB 		1,359 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Emmbrook Infant School
Emmbrook Infant School, Emmbrook Road RG41 1JR 		2,119 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Emmbrook Junior School
Emmbrook Road, RG41 1JR 		2,119 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4The Forest School
Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh RG41 5NE 		0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
- not ratedThe Emmbrook School
Emmbrook Road, RG41 1JP 		2,291 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Holt School
Holt Lane, RG41 1EE 		3,215 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedReddam House Berkshire
Bearwood Road, RG41 5BG 		1,976 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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