75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
56%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
10%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
803.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,095
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Closed school
This school is closed.
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 26/01/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed
Overview of The Forest School · Secondary · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
75%
+5pp
76%69%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
56%
+7pp
56%46%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
Attainment 8
47.0
+1.1
50.748.045.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.0
EBacc entry
10%
-8pp
32%21%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
EBacc APS
803.0
+67.2
979.8857.8735.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 803.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,095
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NT
Local authority
West Sussex
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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 | 75% | 56% | 47.0 | Not applicable | 10% | 803.0 | 14% | 1,095 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 49% | 45.9 | -0.28 | 19% | 735.8 | 22% | 1,039 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 48% | 48.2 | +0.09 | 30% | 949.2 | 31% | 1,023 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 51% | 50.7 | -0.10 | 32% | 979.8 | 34% | 1,015 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 36% | 45.2 | -0.44 | 28% | 860.2 | 30% | 1,112 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 46% | 45.3 | -0.50 | 0% | 662.3 | 27% | 1,086 |
| 2016/17 | 74% | 53% | 52.0 | +0.15 | 29% | — | 31% | 1,100 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,095 | 20.9 | 19% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 1,039 | 20.3 | 19% | 7% | 14% | 8% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 1,023 | 19.7 | 20% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 1,015 | 18.6 | 19% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,048 | 18.9 | 23% | 7% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,112 | 18.7 | 24% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 1,086 | 18.1 | 23% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 1,100 | 19.7 | 19% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.