The Forest School
Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NT
1,115 pupils · 98% of 1,140 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HORSHAM LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 January 2022, published 22 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 216 | 204 | 766 | 216 |
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
- Millais School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Tanbridge House School 3.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley 8.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 9.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thomas Bennett Community College 9.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ifield Community College 9.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.