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Forest Moor School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 9–16 · Sponsored special academy
Menwith Hill Road, Darley, Harrogate HG3 2RA · forestmoor.org.uk · 01423 779232
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 1.5
- average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
- Pupils
- 128
- 95% of 135 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 62.5%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 1.5, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼87 | 106 | ||
| ▼85 | 105 | ||
| ▼85 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121780)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼1.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.08 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121780)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 31.6 | −24.7 |
| Other education | 5.3 | — |
| Employment | 15.8 | +9.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 21.1 | −10.2 |
| Activity not captured | 26.3 | +20 |
Ofsted
Forest Moor School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121780), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121780)
Before September 2019
- Jan 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121780)
Jul 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121780)
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 18
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 72% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (89%) with SEND