Forest Hill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Unique reference
- 100745
- Address
- Dacres Road, Forest Hill, SE23 2XN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1093 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 97.9%
- Girls
- 2.1%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.8%
White British 39.2%
Mixed 16.2%
Other White 12.4%
Caribbean 8.6%
African 8.6%
Other Asian 3.6%
Other 3.1%
Unclassified 2.8%
Other Black 2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 52%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
Biology | GCSE | 46 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 67 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
English Language | GCSE | 183 |
English Literature | GCSE | 183 |
French | GCSE | 3 |
Geography | GCSE | 79 |
Admissions
Forest Hill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 105
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 148 148 0 |
Year 8 | 189 189 0 |
Year 9 | 171 171 0 |
Year 10 | 179 179 0 |
Year 11 | 188 188 0 |
Year 12 | 119 105 14 |
Year 13 | 99 90 9 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Secondary
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 92.0% 89.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 17.0% 22.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 67.0% 45.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 20.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 2.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.8% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 77.0% 81.4% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 21.9% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.5% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 2.2% |
Nearby schools
- Adamsrill Primary SchoolGood
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary SchoolNo rating
- Perrymount Primary SchoolGood
- St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- St George's CofE Primary SchoolGood
- St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolNo rating
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