The Forest School

Type Special School / Academy special converter
Age Range 2-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Park Lane
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 0DQ
Phone 01423864583
Reference Number 147819

General Makeup

Number of pupils 147
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 64.63%
Girls: 35.37%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 Unknown 5
2 8 2 10
3 1 2 3
4 4 3 7
5 2 Unknown 2
6 10 2 12
7 12 7 19
8 17 10 27
9 8 8 16
10 13 13 26
11 10 5 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.4%
White, Other 5.4%
White & Black (African) 3.4%
White & Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2023-04-28
Date Description Report
2023-02-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-04-08 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2019-12-17 School inspection School inspection
2015-06-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-11-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-05-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-01-25 Full inspection Full inspection
2019-12-17 School inspection School inspection
2015-06-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-11-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-05-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-01-25 Full inspection Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2019. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 8 2 0 1 0 11
2. My child feels safe at this school. 9 2 0 0 0 11
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 8 2 1 0 0 11
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 9 0 0 1 0 1
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 7 3 0 1 0 11
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 2 4 4 1 0 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 9 1 0 0 1 11
9. My child does well at this school. 6 4 1 0 0 11
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 4 6 1 0 0 11
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 5 4 1 0 1 11
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 9 2 0 0 0 11
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 6 2 2 0 1 11
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 10 1

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 0% Unlock Unlock
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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -20.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing -18.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -20.4 Unlock Unlock

Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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