The Forest School
Comptons Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5NT ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Horsham. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (January 2022). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 204 families put it first for 216 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,115
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Academy trust
- HORSHAM LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Straw
- Opened
- Sept 2025
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 202 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
185 of 204 first-preference applicants were offered a place (91%).
Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
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