The Forest School

Comptons Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5NT

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About this school

The Forest School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Horsham, West Sussex. The school has 1,095 pupils enrolled. The Headteacher is Ian Straw. The school is administered by West Sussex local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Ian Straw

Local authority

West Sussex

Gender

Mixed

URN

126065

Contact

Admissions

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

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• 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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