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The Forest School

  • 2–16Ages
  • 155Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 147819URN

Park Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Inspection history

  1. 23 April 2025
    Graded inspection, no overall grade

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
147819 · 815/7022
Trust
Wellspring Academy Trust
Capacity
127 pupils · 155 on roll
Free school meals
40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 April 2020
Replaced
The Forest School (URN 121775)
Address
Park Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Local authority
North Yorkshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources