The Forest School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Harrogate and KnaresboroughConstituency

HG5 0DQPostcode

Academic Performance

Not published

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Forest School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–16, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 155 pupils. The Forest School is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

No key stage 2 or 4 results are published for this school.

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

155

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

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: 2 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 155
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
27 Apr 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
2 Jul 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.