Forest Hall School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 19 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
- 496 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 86.9%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 2.6%
Other 1.6%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.5
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 107 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Forest Hall School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 71
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 71
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 97 49 48 |
| Year 8 | 103 52 51 |
| Year 9 | 102 44 58 |
| Year 10 | 87 43 44 |
| Year 11 | 107 55 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 53.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |