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The Forest School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham RG41 5NE · forest.wokingham.sch.uk · 0118 978 1626
On the mapSearch near RG41 5NE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wokingham 53.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.90 mi
- 6.27 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion G · Wokingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,042
- 72% of 1,450 places
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- First language not English
- 31.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion G” went to a home 3.90 mi (6.27 km) from the school. Source: Wokingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 186 families put the school first and 239 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 239 | 186 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 262 | 178 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 295 | 180 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 190 | 85 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 191 | 87 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion G | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.90 mi6.27 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.7, and 59.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wokingham it was 53.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲55.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.62 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.5 | −14.8 |
| Sixth form college | 11.4 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 32.5 | +13.7 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5 | −5 |
| Employment | 2.4 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.8 | −4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 students | C (28.7) | Average -0.15 | |
| 41 students | C (28.7) | Average -0.15 | |
| 14 students | Merit+ (28) | Average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 76 | C- (28) | -0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | C- (28.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 54 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 111 | C- (25.8) | -0.25 |
| 2017/18 | 99 | C- (27.4) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 89 | C (28.8) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 109 | C- (27.9) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.8 | −7.6 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 22.5 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.8 | +8.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Forest School on 9 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Dec 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (206 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Positive
- 87%
- Replies
- 206
- 22% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on 35 parents (17%) whose child was bullied
based on 47 parents (23%) with SEND