Forest Moor School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Skipton and RiponConstituency

HG3 2RAPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Forest Moor School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–16, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 128 pupils. Forest Moor School is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.08

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

128

Total Pupils

79%Boys

21%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 9 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 128
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.