42%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
33%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
35.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
27%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
139.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
257
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 20/02/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of SGS Forest High School · Secondary · Gloucestershire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
42%
+19pp
61%42%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
33%
+25pp
33%21%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33%
Attainment 8
35.6
+6.6
39.334.028.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.6
EBacc entry
27%
+18pp
27%18%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
EBacc APS
139.0
+31.1
253.8180.8107.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 139.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
257
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Causeway Road, Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
Local authority
Gloucestershire
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 | 42% | 33% | 35.6 | Not applicable | 27% | 139.0 | 38% | 257 |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 8% | 29.0 | -0.78 | 8% | 107.9 | 12% | 280 |
| 2022/23 | 36% | 20% | 30.5 | -0.92 | 27% | 152.9 | 29% | 281 |
| 2021/22 | 26% | 9% | 28.8 | -1.34 | 21% | 114.3 | 34% | 282 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 23% | 39.3 | -0.57 | 18% | 253.8 | 32% | 324 |
| 2017/18 | 57% | 25% | 37.7 | -0.37 | 4% | 208.3 | 29% | 315 |
| 2016/17 | 43% | 21% | 35.6 | -0.60 | 15% | — | 49% | 318 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 257 | 13.9 | 32% | 14% | 35% | 8% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 280 | 15.5 | 32% | 11% | 36% | 11% | 37% |
| 2022/23 | 281 | 12.9 | 23% | 7% | 42% | 14% | 42% |
| 2021/22 | 282 | 16.1 | 24% | 7% | 38% | 13% | 40% |
| 2020/21 | 295 | 18.5 | 21% | 10% | 37% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 324 | 20.6 | 23% | 4% | 36% | 5% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 315 | 17.0 | 24% | 2% | 32% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 318 | 17.7 | 25% | 4% | 30% | 6% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.