Forest Hall School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 18 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 141328
- Address
- Forest Hall Road, CM24 8TZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 472 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.4%
- Persistent absence
- 34.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.2%
White British 87.7%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 3%
Other 1.3%
African 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 10 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 5 |
| English Language | GCSE | 74 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 74 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Forest Hall School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 99
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 84 44 40 |
| Year 8 | 96 48 48 |
| Year 9 | 110 58 52 |
| Year 10 | 103 46 57 |
| Year 11 | 79 38 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.1% 3.0% |