Forest School
College Place, Snaresbrook, London, E17 3PY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Warden
- Mrs Claire Tao
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,530
- Pupils on roll
- 1,605
- URN
- 103110
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Telephone
- 02085201744
About this school
Forest School is a Church of England independent school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,605 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Forest School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Forest School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1922, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 165 | 151 |
| Attainment 8 score | 13.9 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Forest School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 13.7 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 14.7 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,521 |
| 2023/24 | 1,495 |
| 2024/25 | 1,590 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 329
Location
Nearby schools
-
Snaresbrook Prep School0.7 miles
Independent schools · London
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Whitefield School0.8 miles
Academies · London
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Belmont Park School1.0 miles
Special schools · London
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St Aubyn's School1.2 miles
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Joseph Clarke School1.5 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Forest School teach?
- Forest School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the warden of Forest School?
- The warden of Forest School is Mrs Claire Tao, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forest School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Forest School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Forest School?
- Forest School has 1,605 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Forest School full?
- Forest School has capacity for 1,530 pupils and 1,605 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Forest School a faith school?
- Yes. Forest School is designated Church of England.
- How have Forest School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 13.9 in 2022/23 and 14.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Forest School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.