The Forest School
Secondary · West Sussex · RH13 5NT · URN 151923
Exam results
No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkWest Sussex · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Secondary classes
- 22.9 pupils per class
This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.
Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 11% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 19.3% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 12pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 18.1pupils per teacher
Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby secondary schools
- Millais School0.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- Tanbridge House School2.0 miles awayOfsted Outstanding
- Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley5.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley5.7 miles awayOfsted Good
- Thomas Bennett Community College5.7 miles awayOfsted Good
- Weald School, The7.1 miles awayOfsted not published
Common questions about The Forest School
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated The Forest School Good at its inspection on 26/01/2022.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- The Forest School is a secondary school in West Sussex, postcode RH13 5NT (URN 151923).
- How does it compare with other local schools?
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Feeder schools
Named feeder primary schools
- Kilnwood Vale Primary SchoolInformal link, no admissions priority[PDF] School Admission Arrangements 2025/2026 - West Sussex County Council
Admissions wording: \u201cThe catchment area for Kilnwood Vale Primary School falls in the Horsham Community Designated Area, to the east of the north-south line in the catchment area for The Forest School or Millais School.\u201d
Being a named feeder school is one oversubscription criterion among several in the admitting school\u2019s published arrangements, not a guaranteed place. Always check the school\u2019s current admission arrangements for the detail that applies to you.
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