The Forest School
Robin Hood Lane, Wokingham, RG41 5NE
1,042 pupils · 72% of 1,450 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE FOREST SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 59.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 55.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 239 | 186 | 849 | 239 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 262 | 178 | 898 | 243 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 295 | 180 | 797 | 255 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 190 | 85 | 427 | 130 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 191 | 87 | 323 | 128 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 160 | 54 | 251 | 101 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 141 | 46 | 253 | 73 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 147 | 60 | 277 | 103 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Emmbrook School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Holt School 3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Maiden Erlegh School 3.3 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- The Bulmershe School 3.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Waingels 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Crispin's School 4.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.