The Forest School

State-Funded School

the-forest-school-wokingham-south-east

South EastRegion

WokinghamLocal Authority

WokinghamConstituency

RG41 5NEPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Forest School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wokingham, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,042 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 Dec 2025 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 59.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.62

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

17%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,042

Total Pupils

85%Boys

15%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,042
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Sept 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.