The Forest School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 26 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126065
- Address
- Comptons Lane, RH13 5NT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1039 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 81.8%
- Girls
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 79%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 5%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other Asian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.2%
Indian 1%
Bangladeshi 1%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.26
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 113 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Forest School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 283
- 2nd preference
- 346
- 3rd preference
- 213
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 229 145 84 |
| Year 8 | 221 148 73 |
| Year 9 | 197 165 32 |
| Year 10 | 209 209 0 |
| Year 11 | 183 183 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 67.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |