The Forest School, Horsham

Overview

The Forest School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Horsham, South East, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–16
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
School capacity: 1,140
Pupils on roll: 1,115
URN: 151923

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: West Sussex
Academy trust or group: HORSHAM LEARNING ALLIANCE

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Official admissions data

Applications & demand

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

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 204
Total preferences: 766
Offers made: 216

First preferences compared with offers

0.94 first preferences per offer

204 first preferences and 216 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	204	766	216
2025/26	231	772	234
2024/25	283	844	234
2023/24	191	765	223
2022/23	153	657	226

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.

DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.

Previous school performance

These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.

The Forest School · Secondary · 2024/25
Measure	School
Attainment 8 score	47
Grade 5 or above in English & maths	55.9%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths	75.2%
Entering the EBacc	10.4%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

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

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 26 January 2022 · Published 22 March 2022
Outcome: School remains Good
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, The Forest School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Comptons Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5NT
Local authority: West Sussex
Area: Schools in Horsham

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