Forest Hall School, Stansted Mountfitchet

Overview

Forest Hall School is a state-funded school (academy sponsor led) in Stansted Mountfitchet, East of England, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–16
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
School capacity: 648
Pupils on roll: 506
URN: 141328

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Essex
Academy trust or group: BMAT EDUCATION

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 660
Pupils on roll: 481
Unfilled places at survey date: 179

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 99
Total preferences: 329
Offers made: 116

First preferences compared with offers

0.85 first preferences per offer

99 first preferences and 116 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	99	329	116
2025/26	62	281	99
2024/25	71	253	79
2023/24	71	262	88
2022/23	83	297	115

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
40.6
England
47.1
Pupils included: 78
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
34.6%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 78
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
60.3%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 78
Entering the EBacc
School
46.2%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 78

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 10 February 2026 · Published 19 April 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Early years (where applicable): Not applicable
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Not applicable
Leadership and governance: Expected standard

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Previous inspection information

Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 November 2021 · Published 16 January 2022
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability

Location

Address: Forest Hall Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8TZ
Local authority: Essex
Area: Schools in Uttlesford

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