Community school Secondary Open

Forest Hill School

Dacres Road, Forest Hill, Lewisham, SE23 2XN

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 13 December 2023). Last inspected 13 December 2023.

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1,072
Pupils
27.9%
Free school meals

About this school

Forest Hill School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Lewisham. The school has 1,072 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 13 December 2023). Last inspected 13 December 2023. The Headteacher is Michael Sullivan. The school is administered by Lewisham local authority. The school has boys-only admissions.

School details

Headteacher
Michael Sullivan
Local authority
Lewisham
Gender
Boys
URN
100745

Admissions

Applications for places at Forest Hill School are handled by the school or the local authority (Lewisham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

52.3
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.30
Progress 8 · 2023-24
59%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
73%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.81
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
39%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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