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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 January 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as The Forest School, URN 126065
- 7 March 2017Graded inspection: Good · as The Forest School, URN 126065
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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.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry766 applications · 216 places offered · 204 named it first
- 2026 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2025 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2023 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2022 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2021 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2020 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2019 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2018 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- West Sussex median
Dashed bars: as The Forest School (URN 126065), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 216 | 766 | 3.6 | 204 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 * | 234 | 772 | 3.3 | 231 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 * | 234 | 844 | 3.6 | 283 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2023 * | 223 | 765 | 3.4 | 191 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2022 * | 226 | 657 | 2.9 | 153 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2021 * | 199 | 586 | 2.9 | 169 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 * | 206 | 434 | 2.1 | 130 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2019 * | 230 | 506 | 2.2 | 198 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 * | 246 | 522 | 2.1 | 194 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2017 * | 226 | 440 | 2.0 | 193 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 * | 214 | 387 | 1.8 | 194 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 223 | 424 | 1.9 | 187 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2014 * | 219 | 377 | 1.7 | 194 | 0.89 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 196 | 43.1 | 42% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 * | 202 | 47.0 | 56% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 * | 181 | 45.9 | 49% | 71% | −0.28 |
| 2022/23 * | 223 | 48.2 | 48% | 70% | +0.09 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Forest SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.6applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · West SussexGood20222.5applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · West SussexOutstanding20242.7applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · West SussexGood20233.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 8.5 km · West SussexGood20232.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 9.1 km · West SussexRemains Good20234.1applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 9.3 km · West SussexGood20221.4applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 9.4 km · West SussexRemains Good20232.3applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 151923 · 938/4009
- Trust
- Horsham Learning Alliance
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,140 pupils · 1,115 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2025
- Replaced
- The Forest School (URN 126065)
- Address
- Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NT
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Horsham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources