The Forge Secondary Short Stay School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

RedditchConstituency

B98 8HFPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Forge Secondary Short Stay School is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 11–16, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 20 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2013

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Mixed

15%

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

85%

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: PRU
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 20
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 11 April 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.