60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
35%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
46%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
277.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
472
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
38%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 18/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Forest Hall School · Secondary · Essex
Part ofBMAT EDUCATION
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-2pp
63%56%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
35%
-5pp
43%35%26%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
Attainment 8
40.6
-3.5
44.141.338.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.6
EBacc entry
46%
-7pp
61%41%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
EBacc APS
277.5
-142.6
420.1337.7255.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 277.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
472
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
38%
Contact
Address
Forest Hall Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 35% | 40.6 | Not applicable | 46% | 277.5 | 47% | 472 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 39% | 44.1 | +0.27 | 53% | 420.1 | 54% | 496 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 41% | 38.5 | -0.41 | 61% | 337.3 | 63% | 491 |
| 2021/22 | 62% | 43% | 40.6 | -0.23 | 20% | 310.5 | 31% | 477 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 26% | 39.4 | -0.09 | 28% | 255.4 | 35% | 486 |
| 2017/18 | 58% | 36% | 40.5 | +0.21 | 1% | 237.2 | 15% | 453 |
| 2016/17 | 53% | 28% | 41.9 | +0.06 | 11% | — | 31% | 417 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 472 | 18.2 | 31% | 6% | 30% | 12% | 38% |
| 2023/24 | 496 | 16.4 | 31% | 4% | 32% | 10% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 491 | 15.2 | 28% | 6% | 32% | 10% | 34% |
| 2021/22 | 477 | 14.2 | 29% | 3% | 31% | 9% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 487 | 13.8 | 26% | 4% | 26% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 486 | 17.4 | 20% | 8% | 24% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 417 | — | 22% | 9% | 24% | 5% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.